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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.
aus dem Musical "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1667047
Medley of eight songs
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 682173
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella, Instrumentalbegleitung (Band/Gitarre/Klavier) ad lib.
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1549933
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 620478
Choral
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 317638
for female chorus a cappella score
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 375518
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 342112
I am the captain of my soul
Schott Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1667320
for mixed voices (SATB) and piano
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1677850
Schicksalsmelodie
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 1657573
A graded selection of 25 three-part works
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 292859
No. 1 of "Three Elizabethan Part Songs"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 932300
Vocal version
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1008623
Pop und Rock
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 490068
Choral Exploration
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 768116
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 326010
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 644436
Neue a-cappella-Arrangements für drei gemischte Stimmen
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 212779
Hob. XXII: 2
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1652437
Begräbnismusik in drei Teilen für Singstimmen und Basso continuo
Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe Urtext
for: 8 voices (SSAATTBB), organ, bass; mixed choir (SSATTB), 6 melody instruments colla parte ad lib.
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 615229
An Oratorio Based on the old Testament Text
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 205772
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663105
ohne Umschlag
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [4 voices (SATB)], piano
Choir score
Item no.: 696377
Urtext Stuttgarter Händel-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 475463
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity/all occasions
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB) [SB/TB/SATB], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684222
"Christ lag in Todes Banden"
Cantata for Easter Sunday
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1681528
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1671981
Psalm 98
TVWV 1:1345
Urtext (Telemann-Archiv, Stuttgarter Ausgaben)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1667698
Kantate zum Sonntag nach Neujahr
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1667216
Cantata for the 9th Sunday after Trinity – "Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (revised edition)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1666849
op. 5/7
Bearbeitung für 4-stimmigen Frauenchor
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1671006
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 948542
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1667163
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 679479
Unison voices with optional second part and piano
for: Voice [choir (2 voices)], piano
Score
Item no.: 1654265
für gemischten Chor (SATB), Blechbläserensemble, Orgel und Schlagzeug ad lib
No. 1 of "Two Hymns of Praise" - Chorpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 342700
für gemischten Chor und Sopran solo
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 433279
Teneasy three-part a cappella arrangements of insprationalsongs (SSA/SAT)
for: Mixed choir (3 voices) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 155942
for: Youth choir (SS), piano
Music score (anthology), online audio (playback)
Item no.: 693876
Traditional (Samanthra)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1653346
Oxford Choral Songs
for: Women's choir (SS/SA), piano [organ/orchestra]
Choir score
Item no.: 337731
für gemischten Chor und Klavier
Popular Choral Library
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1655563
Chorale cantata
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Organ reduction
Item no.: 235789
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 261667
Carus Choir Coach
Practice aids
Voice part basso
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1689261
Disney Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 695091
Discovery Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 686927
4-Hand Piano
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 930074
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