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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: Drei Motetten
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Score
Item no.: 153834
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 145493
Entstand während Campras Zeit als Kapellmeister an der Pariser Kathedrale als Auftragswerk für einen Gottesdienst im Andenken an den verstorbenen Erzbischof von Paris.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 142022
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 133003
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 231633
Ein Kräutermärchen
Partitur
for: Children's choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 231493
Kantate zum 18. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 233498
Kantate zum 14. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233279
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Trinitatis bzw. zum Reformationsfest
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233252
Kantate zum 1. Advent
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 233048
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 237337
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 238119
Reger Hybrid Edition of Works, Vol. II/9
with online portal
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1023726
Bearbeitung von Denis Rouger
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1337073
Bearbeitung der Mörike-Lieder, Nr. 12
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1337070
Dreifach Wesen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1336948
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338466
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338463
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338447
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338444
aus: Psalmen Davids, hiebevorn in teutzsche Reime gebracht, durch Cornelium Beckern [...]
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338438
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338434
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338428
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338418
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338413
Agnus Dei
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338410
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338381
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338380
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338364
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338360
Fassung für vierstimmigen Chor
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338332
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338321
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338319
Magnificat/ Nunc dimittis
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1338235
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1338221
aus: Barnard, First book of selected church musick
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338220
Motette
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338188
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338179
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338155
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338154
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338148
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338135
Pavane
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338133
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338025
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338019
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338009
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1337978
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1337973
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