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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.
"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
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233819
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1611215
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1336796
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1336651
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1336647
"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
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1658380
aus: Italienische Madrigale
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1587088
Stagioni contrarie alla sua ninfa. Aus: Italienische Madrigale
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1587019
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1586952
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1586840
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233488
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1032085
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 577692
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 565053
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 550774
HCCS - Helbling Choral Concert Series
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 343425
für SSA und Klavier
Singpartitur
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609542
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 951008
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950977
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951513
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951483
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951427
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950949
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950868
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950860
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950852
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950851
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950838
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950751
Folk aus England
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950716
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950704
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950695
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950222
Ash Wednesday
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950151
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950110
Tucapsky
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950093
3. Filiae Jerusalem
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950027
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950014
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950009
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 949998
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950656
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950561
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950552
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950394
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950369
Traditional Newfoundland song
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950276
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950275
for: Male choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 672877
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