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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.
Régi mesterek vegyeskarai 4
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850341
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 912361
Epitaph
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850908
Catholic Teen Classics
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1155148
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850825
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1677412
Carrie Tennant Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 817943
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1617077
Easter Sequence
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1159184
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Book
Item no.: 1213465
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950542
Fünf ein- bis dreistimmige Kinderchorhits arrangiert von Matthias Stubenvoll
for: Children's choir (1–3 parts)
Music score
Item no.: 669572
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1530448
Klassik
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 887958
SATB & Brass
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 856196
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1039763
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1149466
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123177
Trumpet I (Bb)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 924111
für SSA und Klavier
Singpartitur
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609853
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 899593
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125599
Shawnee Sacred
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1122084
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1038533
SATB (Arr. John Carter)
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918657
Together We Sing Series
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122848
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
Score
Item no.: 920407
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 604179
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1038562
Spiritual
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1058879
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 895555
3-5 Oct. w/opt. 3 Oct. Handchimes
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 856492
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918193
Jesu, Word of God Incarnate
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1038330
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1041706
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 906494
Shawnee Sacred
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1122076
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 909468
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 935196
Régi mesterek egyneműkarai 12
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 822685
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1039262
Der Braeutigam Op.44/2
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1037367
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 870096
SATB
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 918266
Percussion
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1154579
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1041205
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125034
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