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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.
Weltlich
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1585283
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1058082
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 907848
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1059340
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1038606
Shawnee Sacred
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1122116
Southern Music
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 929013
for: Mixed choir (SATB), clarinet (B-flat)
Score
Item no.: 822740
Észt népdal
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850481
Christ, You Are Light
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1150122
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 917783
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 910065
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 859671
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1057288
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1038985
2 Octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 857441
Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello (String Quartet)
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1157166
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 905232
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950646
Southern Music
for: Male choir (TBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 924893
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 918842
Studiotrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1122963
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121113
GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1155817
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 889222
Two-Part Mixed
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 855663
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 857277
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score, 8 Single part
Item no.: 1021620
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 859068
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1166700
aus: Etliche außerlesene kurtze gute geistliche und weltliche Liedlein
München, 1582
tiefe Ausgabe (Original)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6031
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123928
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1037904
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 885763
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918184
Organ Score
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 857407
Hinshaw Secular
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 900395
Klassik
for: Choir (1 voice), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 883796
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342826
Három vegyeskar Tóth Árpád verseire
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 822634
für TTBB und Klavier
Singpartitur
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609278
Brass quartet - 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1157492
Repertoire Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345327
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992682
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1039197
Brass and Timpani
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 917868
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122344
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 896587
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