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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.
Musik für kleine Ohren
for: Voices [children's choir], piano
Journal
Item no.: 669669
kompatibel mit der Fassung für gemischten Chor
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 680473
Sieben Chorlieder für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor (SATB)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 676169
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 676168
for: Mixed choir (SABar), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 658505
Fünf Weisheiten für gemischten Chor a cappella
Aus der Reihe Chormusik in Einzelausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 659219
A setting for SATB Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 657450
für Gesang/Chor a cappella
for: Children's choir
Songbook
Item no.: 654985
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 654888
for: Women's choir (3 parts), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 654885
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1017021
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1017007
Orchestration
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 856464
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1094177
3-5 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 855845
SATB w/opt. Flute
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918482
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1121236
3-6 oct.
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 918576
SATB w/opt. Bells & C Inst.
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 919350
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122760
Eboracum Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1086581
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 1126449
Mary's Pilgrimage
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1037619
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Item no.: 280486
Kantate
Kaleidoskop
for: Children's choir, instruments
Score, CD
Item no.: 389409
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 155637
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 132718
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 226180
for: Women's choir (3 parts) a cappella
Item no.: 212447
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1656585
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 854676
3-5 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 856988
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1151824
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 923595
2-3 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 917811
3 Trumpets, 2 Horns in F, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani and Percussion
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1158899
for: Choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1151866
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 1213972
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 857177
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1352952
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1160263
String Quintet - 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, 2 Horns in F
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1160376
Trumpet & Timpani Parts
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 918863
Rhythm Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 919023
Orchestration
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 856393
SATB w/opt. Oboe & Cello
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918563
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