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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.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish
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Item no.: 1339915
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339894
Kantoreisatz
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339872
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339863
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1339848
for: Women's choir (SA), organ
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Item no.: 1339816
aus: Zwei deutsche Kirchenlieder
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339809
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
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Item no.: 1339801
aus: Responsoria ad quatuor Evangelia in Solemnitate Sanctissimi Corporis Christi
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
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Item no.: 1339800
aus: Sechs Psalmen
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339774
zur Missa brevis Sti. Joannis de Deo von Joseph Haydn
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1339748
Hymnus pro Festo S. Joannis Nepomuceni
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
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Item no.: 1339745
Deutsches Te Deum
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339742
aus: Offertorium
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1339737
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339703
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339684
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339632
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339619
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339583
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339580
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339575
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339569
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
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Item no.: 1339559
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339552
aus: Sechs Sprüche
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339546
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339532
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
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Item no.: 1587043
aus: Sieben Sprüche für mehrstimmigen Chor
for: Choir
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Item no.: 1587042
aus: Sieben Sprüche für mehrstimmigen Chor
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1587041
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586893
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586881
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586880
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586877
Bearbeitung für Kammerorchester (arr. R. Adrian)
for: Choir
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Item no.: 1340498
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1340464
Coda mit Versen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340450
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 1340437
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340428
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340390
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340388
aus: Gesang mit dreyen Stimmen
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340377
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340358
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340331
aus: Paulus-Messe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1340318
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340300
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340295
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), organ
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Item no.: 1340286
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340221
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