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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.
Psalm 23
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121399
Barbershop Harmony Society
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 816274
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1093564
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1154407
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 869165
6 Handbells, Flute, Oboe, Cello
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1154497
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 878114
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 904495
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1094277
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1039982
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124341
Southern Music
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 928806
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 878501
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1126501
Guitar
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1150731
GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1154961
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950721
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918026
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 901717
3 Octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 859252
Luoghi, ricordi, suoni e canzoni per giocare con la Musica
for: School class
Buch + Medien Online
Item no.: 1585766
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123855
Klassik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962207
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 890973
Choral
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 901200
from Three Themes of Life and Love
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1155556
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 983073
SATB w/opt. Flute
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 856825
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 876908
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850529
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 890996
János köszöntő
Népi szöveg
for: Boys’ choir
Choir score
Item no.: 850275
Klassik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 904634
SATB w/opt. Flute
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 856202
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123733
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1040658
für SATB
Singpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609867
GIA Hymnals
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1156334
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer
Study Score 737
for: Male choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345009
Guitar
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1150259
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Set of parts
Item no.: 1040175
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125533
General Anthem for SAB Voices and Piano
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Item no.: 1627478
3-5 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 857124
African American Church Music
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1153176
Tenor Saxophone, Flugelhorn, and Trombone
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1157593
für SATB
Singpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609859
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