Looking for something to inspire your local choir or choral society? Our extensive range of choral repertoire includes works for Mixed Choir, Male Voice Choir, Female Voice Choir, Children’s & Youth Choirs, and Senior’s Choir, singing a Capella, with piano accompaniment, and with various other ensembles up to full orchestra.
Choral singing began to take form in the 9th & 10th Centuries, with the unison Gregorian Chant or Plain Chant. From the early Renaissance period, through composers like Palestrina , di Lasso and William Byrd true polyphonic choral music blossomed, and crescendo-ed through to a wonderful climax with Thomas Tallis’ Spem in alium for 40 parts, divided into 8 choirs.
As the form developed through the Renaissance into the Baroque period, composers such as Bach, Telemann and Händel gave the choir more and more autonomy, and through early operas and oratorios, married solo voices, choirs and orchestras together, to create these new musical forms, and inspired audiences with combinations of colours and sounds they had never before experienced.
Although there were many operas and oratorios written in the Classical period, sacred music also took a prominent role in shaping the development of choral music. While the chorus became a very useful tool on stage, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven composed many Masses, Requiems, Te Deums and Anthems to help brighten the world of church music, and uplift the hearts and souls of the congregation.
As opera continued to expand and stretch dramatic boundaries, choral music of the Romantic period was characterised by choral motets and anthems, and the oratorio grew into an even more varied and contrasting form. The oratorios Elijah and Paul are particularly noteworthy, since despite using Sacred themes, through the various musical facets at Mendelssohn’s disposal, they began to take on a much more operatic narrative. This can also be seen in the Requiems of Brahms and Verdi, where the choir itself, along with the orchestra, lead the dramatic storytelling.
Through the 20th Century, composers such as Ralf Vaughan Williams, Anton Webern, Arnold Schönberg, Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar composed extensively for varying choral forces. Through these composers and many others, we begin to see choirs being tested and stretched, both technically and dramatically, and being pushed out of their comfort zone in order to inspire, shock and entice the audience. Works like Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and Schönberg’s Friede auf Erden made a huge impact on the choral landscape.
In the modern era, new choral genres such as Gospel Choir, Pop Ensembles and Jazz & Swing emerged. Composers like John Rutter, Karl Jenkins, Bob Chilcott and Andrew Lloyd Webber have become very popular.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 494818
CHOR
Paul Simon
Popular Choral Library
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score, Poster
Item no.: 417436
Festival Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 659870
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 488609
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 227033
from: „Gospelsongs Selected“
for Choir (SATB) and Combo (Piano / Guitar / Bass / Drums)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, Choir score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 8036
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 491606
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano, percussion
Choir score
Item no.: 862046
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 981305
Gospel, arranged for 2 Voices and Keyboard / Guitar
for: Mixed choir (2 voices), keyboard [guitar]
Score
Item no.: 5011
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 930896
Gospelsong nach Dan 12, 1.5 (?) (Lieder nach Texten des AT (Psalmen u.a.))
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 730177
Traditional Blues from the USA
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 754639
Shawnee Press
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1343078
A Free Improvisation on the Sailor's Ballad
for: 2 soloists (ABar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1611349
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1641238
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1596230
Cantata for St. John’s Day
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232779
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 235744
Kantate BuxWV 4
Stuttgarter Buxtehude-Ausgabe
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 234302
f-Moll BWV Anh. III 159
Partitur (ohne Umschlag)
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 234247
Cantata for the Sunday Septuagesim
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233868
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity – Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233662
Über die Nicht- und Flüchtigkeit des menschlichen Lebens.
Kantate zum 24. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Telemann-Archiv – Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 234620
B minor BWV 103
Cantata for the Sunday of Jubilate
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233588
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity B flat major BWV 98
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233523
BWV 66
Cantata for the Second Easter Day
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, bassoon, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 233107
Cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233027
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany BWV 32
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232896
from: The Messiah, 2nd Part, No. 31 F major
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra [organ]
Score
Item no.: 236033
Classic Pop 80's
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; instruments ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 617644
Assembly Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish, organ; brass quintet, timpani ad lib.
Choir score (for the parish)
Item no.: 696314
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
für vier Solostimmen (SATB), gemischten Chor (SATB), Orchester, Orgel und Basso continuo
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681276
Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
für Solostimmen (SATB), gemischten Chor (SATB), Orchester und Basso continuo
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681275
Wedding cantata – "Dem Gerechten muss das Licht"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (revised edition)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680674
Urtext (erste kritische Ausgabe)
for: Solo voice (alto), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 679015
für gemischten Chor (SSAATTBB) und Violine solo
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), violin solo
Score
Item no.: 675386
Hunting Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 797986
dorisch
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1160938
Passio secundum Joannem BWV 245 - Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Fassung II (1725)
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 612174
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (version in g minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 610796
Kantate zum Sonntag nach Neujahr
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 666634
Wedding cantata
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 666630
aus: Selva morale et spirituale
SV 263
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) [8 voices], 4 strings [brass winds], basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 662998
Kantate zur Trauung
Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 661354
Urtext Stuttgarter Händel-Ausgaben
Bläserstimmen (kompletter Satz)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 582031
Kommt, laßt uns anbeten
op.46 / MWV A 16, 1838
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 158681
Coronation Anthem I
HWV 258
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1645477
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