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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.
"Nelson Mass"
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 676383
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 555894
Orgelfassung für Solo, Chor SATB, Orgel
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 661852
Marienvesper SV 206
Urtext
for: 7 soloists (SSATTBB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 627381
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 365498
CM Choral Collection
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Item no.: 1011192
Lieder über Gott und die Welt für Kinderchor
Chorleiter-Paket: Partitur, Audio-CD, Instrumentalstimmen
for: Children's choir, piano; instruments ad lib.
Score, Parts, CD
Item no.: 631643
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Orchestra; mixed choir ad lib.
Study score
Item no.: 392484
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1545309
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 953970
a cappella
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 616653
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 323778
German opera in two acts
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 694052
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 392097
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 631686
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 288867
Oper in drei Bildern
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 676177
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 211820
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389029
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 302266
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 407963
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 275384
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 364642
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 386327
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 225412
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 293617
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422831
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 663171
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 242951
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 904838
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 479321
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 444951
for: 4 voices [mixed choir], (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 471772
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 150267
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 169805
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 863062
for: 2 solo voices (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts (Strings)
Item no.: 367283
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 429527
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338337
Motet
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 286087
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 263396
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 227425
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), violin [cello]
Score
Item no.: 609633
Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 697638
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806542
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128094
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 687079
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389017
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