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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.
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 915463
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1324729
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1212553
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1329040
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1158430
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1115715
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score, Parts
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for: Choir
DVD (learning video)
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1100709
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
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Klassik
for: Women's choir (SS), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1110141
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
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Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Einzelstimme
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Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
Musikkasette
Item no.: 1160185
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1153513
Klassik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1212483
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
Book
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for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
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Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score
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Guitar
for: Choir
Buch
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
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Klassik
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Guitar
for: Choir
Buch
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Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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Shawnee Press
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
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for: Male choir
Choir score
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Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir
Book
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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