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.
Opera rara
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 682112
2 Playback-CD's
for: Voices
2 Playback-CDs (without sheet music)
Item no.: 363535
Alleluja. Laudate Dominum
Arrangement for chamber orchestra
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 773263
opera in 4 parts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 278528
A Mysterious Musical for 2-Part Voices
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 846724
A Melodrama with Two Acts and a Prologue
Kalmus Classic Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 771087
Teacher's Handbook
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Book
Item no.: 945717
Liturgische Kantate
for: Choir (1 voice), organ [concert band/ symphonic orchestra]
Set of parts
Item no.: 1043746
Oper in 2 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 159379
Opéra comique in einem Akt, (Le grand deuil)
Opera rara Band 5
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 661692
Opera rara
nach Charles Dufresny "Les deux jaloux"
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 684207
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 763141
A Seasonal Concert Collection for SATB Voices
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 932810
Lieder zur Zeit und Unzeit
für 2-6 gleiche und gemischte Stimmen
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Songbook
Item no.: 420420
45 Accompanied Vocal Warm-Ups That Teach Technique
for: Choir
Book, CD
Item no.: 626889
A Holiday Mini-Musical or Program for Young Singers
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 847735
A Presentation of Holiday Hits Arranged for 2-Part Voices
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Book
Item no.: 847761
Heidelberger Chorblätter
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Chorpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 121943
Oper in 3 Akten
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 348686
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 327065
A Medley from the Album Miracle
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 935186
A Seasonal Concert Collection for SSA Voices
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 899216
exempla nova 089
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 374228
Klassik
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1539901
con la Partitura per l’organo
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) [8 voices], organ
Music score
Item no.: 777501
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1160319
Singing, Praying & Celebrating Our Life In Christ
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1158436
Dialogo a 5 voci
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1551422
for mixed chorus and flexible 5-part ensemble (rhythm group ad lib)
score, instrumental parts and 20 chorus scores
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 598626
for: Voice (high), mixed choir, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 156245
Musical frei nach "Prinz und Bettelknabe" von Mark Twain
for: Soloists, children's choir (1–3 parts), narrator, instruments [orchestra]
Score
Item no.: 627238
Das große Chorbuch für Konzert, Fest, Feier und Geselligkeit. 230 Chorstücke für gemischte Stimmen SATB
Mit großem Chorleiterteil & CD-ROM (86 Audio-Impulse, 18 Videoclips
Chor im Jahr
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir book, CD-Rom
Item no.: 602772
nach der Henle-Gesamtausgabe (komplett, Urtextausgabe) (complete, Urtext)
for: Piano, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 147641
KV 195 (186d)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 430845
für Soli, Chor und Orchester
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 461473
(Urtext)
for: Piano, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 294493
Reformationskantate
Urtext
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1678007
Zusammenstellung aus Sätzen Bachscher Kantaten
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 229933
(Urtext)
for: Piano, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1653616
Zusammenstellung aus Sätzen Bachscher Kantaten
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1660649
Opera buffo in 2 Teilen und einer szenischen Ouvertüre
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 697645
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 371398
Eine Geschichte mit zwei echten lebendigen Mozartkugeln, vielen Kindern und viel Musik (nicht nur für Kinder!)
(1991)
for: Soloists, children's choir (1-3 voices), 2 narrators, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 181527
Version Koch
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 561384
Reformationskantate
Urtext
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 627283
Süßmayr–Version
Stuttgarter Mozart–Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 463925
Hugo Wolf Gesamtausgabe
Chöre mit Orchesterbegleitung
for: Soloist (soprano), women's choir (SSAA) [mixed choir (SATB)], orchestra
Score
Item no.: 223589
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1106093
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