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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.
for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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Chorbuch für den Gottesdienst
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish, piano
Choir book
Item no.: 620939
for: Choir
Chorpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 586139
Sammlung mit ca. 120 Chorsätzen zu Liedern und Gesängen des neuen Gotteslobs
für gemischten Chor, z.T. mit Tasteninstrument/Melodieinstrument
for: Mixed choir (SATB), melody instrument (C), piano
Score
Item no.: 676306
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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Bosse Hits a cappella (BHAC)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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from La La Land
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Music score
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Das Beste aus dem Repertoire von 6-Zylinder für fünf Männerstimmen
for: 5 voices (TTBarBarB) [Male choir] a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 683861
Bosse Hits a cappella
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 649760
Instrumentalpaket
Arrangements aus dem Jazz– und Rockbereich für Laien– und Schulchöre
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 184187
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760508
Schlager aus Filmen der 30er-, 40er- und 50er-Jahre
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 683833
Zehn neue Songs für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SSAB) a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 586142
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 603966
Bosse Hits a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 603175
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Music score
Item no.: 722889
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Music score
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4 Stücke für gemischten Chor a cappella und 2 Stücke mit Klavierbegleitung
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 311209
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
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Geburtstagslied
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Music score
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Für Chor gemacht! Arrangements von Oliver Gies
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 817174
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for: Choral
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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11 Charakterminiaturen für gemischten Chor a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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Ein Chorbuch für den Musikunterricht an Gymnasien
Chor aktuell
for: Mixed youth choir a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
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