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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.
op. 19/2
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 202469
Sing
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 204952
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204495
Motette (Sonderdruck aus dem Antiqua-Chorbuch I/2)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204401
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204397
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 204343
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204098
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204096
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 203756
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203442
for: Male choir
Choir book
Item no.: 203076
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 478192
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 337032
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1337833
Geistliche Musik Aus Den Boehmischen Laendern 1
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 162611
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, cello, basso continuo
Single part Violin 1, 2
Item no.: 1658761
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1657276
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1672032
for: Mixed choir [5 voices] (SSATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 2 violas ad lib.
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425419
D 962
Chorpartitur
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 238014
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233915
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Single part(n)
Item no.: 387070
für SATB
Singpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1610451
für SATB
Singpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1610379
für TTBB und Klavier
Singpartitur
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609130
für SATB
Singpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1610223
für SATB
Singpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609466
für SATB
Singpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609946
Daybreak Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167688
From the Winged Joy
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 898506
Fred Bock Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1003222
Fred Bock Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1003152
Fred Bock Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1003079
Fred Bock Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1002636
Fred Bock Publications
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1002431
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Score
Item no.: 904143
H.T. Fitzsimons Co
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1002761
Fred Bock Publications
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1003571
Fred Bock Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1003385
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 801913
Richmond Music Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1541614
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985026
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985665
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 985571
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 984755
TTBB
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984901
Six Chansons: No. 5
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043461
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