Looking for something to inspire your local choir or choral society? Our extensive range of choral repertoire includes works for Mixed Choir, Male Voice Choir, Female Voice Choir, Children’s & Youth Choirs, and Senior’s Choir, singing a Capella, with piano accompaniment, and with various other ensembles up to full orchestra.
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.
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Einzelstimme Va.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234222
Kantate zum Sonntag Exaudi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234023
Kantate zum Sonntag Sexagesimae
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part(n)
Item no.: 233996
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233908
Bestimmung unbekannt
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233762
Kantate zum 7. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233642
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
Single part(n)
Item no.: 232607
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232536
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232491
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 232334
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232333
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 232216
Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Trumpet (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233544
Cantata for the 5th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Oboe 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233470
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Trinitatis bzw. zum Reformationsfest
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233258
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council in Mühlhausen
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233189
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council in Mühlhausen
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233188
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council in Mühlhausen
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233187
Kantate zum 1. Pfingsttag
Ausgabe nach der 1. Fassung; Entstehung evtl. früher, Niederschrift spätestens zu Pfingsten 1723
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233017
Chor zum Michaelisfesttag (überlieferte Form)
Entstehung in der späteren Schaffenszeit um 1740
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232983
Chor zum Michaelisfesttag (überlieferte Form)
Entstehung in der späteren Schaffenszeit um 1740
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232982
Cantata for Ascension Day
BWV 37
STUTTGARTER BACH AUSGABEN
URTEXT
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232929
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 232878
op. 72
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
for: Mixed choir (SATB), precentor; the parish, orchestra, organ ad lib.
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236297
MWV A 3
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236259
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236225
Kyrie-Gloria-Messe (Lutherische Messe)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236069
Psalm 24
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double bass, organ; 2 chapell choirs (SATB, SATB, SSATTB) ad lib.
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 232126
Ein frühes geistliches Werk des berühmten Opernkomponisten.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237184
First Edition
for: 4-5 soloists (SATB/SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237163
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Timpani (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237145
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Horn 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237139
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Bassoon 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237136
aus: Messe in F (2. Fassung)
for: 6 soloists (SSATTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237070
KV 427
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236765
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Trombone 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236758
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Trumpet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236755
Trinitatismesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Trombone 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236696
Dominicusmesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Trumpet 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236655
Operette für Kinderchor, Fl, 2 Tr, 2 Vl, Va, Vc/Cb, Synthesizer, Keyboard
for: Children's choir, orchestra
Trumpet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231309
HWV 54
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 601975
HWV 54
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 601974
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 586501
Musique Sacree Francaise
for: Mixed choir (SSB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 582349
for: Mixed choir (SSB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 582344
Cantata for Michaelmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 578479
Süßmayr-Version
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 564150
Offertorium zum Pfingstsonntag
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 498915
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