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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.
in honorem Sancti Mauritii
for: Mixed choir (SATB); brass ad lib.
Single part Trumpet 2
Item no.: 341230
for: Mixed choir (SAATBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 476755
Choral
Die deutsche Fassung des Te Deums entstand als Auftragskomposition zum 1000jährigen Bestehen des Deutschen Reiches im Berliner Dom.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 423880
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 386864
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 387407
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 553846
for: Women's choir (SA), strings, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 479979
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 630334
Ausgabe in D
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 669510
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Single part viola 2
Item no.: 1350863
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 477473
for: Male choir
Item no.: 191783
for: Women's choir a cappella
Item no.: 476793
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 211826
for: Children's choir, instruments
Single part Flute
Item no.: 559518
Version für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 477507
Bearbeitung für Frauenchor
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 477504
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 645221
for: Children's choir, instruments
Single part Viola
Item no.: 644566
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Item no.: 246358
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1011482
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 463233
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 477454
Part.Männerchor
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 145980
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 477418
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 163968
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Item no.: 166595
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 476387
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 477433
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 476357
Einrichtung für Frauenchor
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 477441
for: Women's choir a cappella
Item no.: 476365
for: Women's choir [male choir] (3 voices)
Item no.: 311870
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 245017
for: Women's choir (SS), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 602369
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 586002
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 336745
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 314837
Bearbeitung für Frauenchor
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 476405
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424194
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 381655
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 386998
for: Mixed choir (SST), basso continuo
Music score
Item no.: 229678
für gemischten Chor und Orgel
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 380531
for: Choir
ChorSolo part(s)
Item no.: 387513
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Single part Viola 1
Item no.: 1350865
Ausgabe in Es
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Oboe 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690449
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 476421
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