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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: Mixed choir (SAATBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1566234
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 1565923
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 1565922
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 1565921
"Der Vater sagt bei Tag"
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1566292
Motette
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586451
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586434
Hymnus
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586449
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586424
Antiphon
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586438
Graduale am Gründonnerstag
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586425
Kronstorfer Messe
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586421
Graduale an den Festen heiliger Kirchenlehrer
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586452
Hymnus
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), organ
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Item no.: 1586445
Antiphon
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1586439
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586426
Der Herr regieret mich
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 1586430
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586448
Hymnus
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586450
Hymnus
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586429
Totenlied
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586431
Antiphon
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1586437
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586420
Zum heiligen Schutzengel (Hymnus)
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586433
Responsorium
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1586432
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 1586415
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 1586418
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586417
aus: Acht geistliche Gesänge
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1637306
aus: Acht geistliche Gesänge
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1637308
aus: Acht geistliche Gesänge
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1637302
aus: Acht geistliche Gesänge
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1637305
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586681
Drei Chorlieder aus dem Epos ”Kalevipoeg”
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586675
Es jagt der Sturm
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586645
Nr. 2 aus: Drei Marianische Motetten
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586639
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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Item no.: 1586592
aus: Italienische Madrigale
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1587024
Bella mano veduta. Aus: Italienische Madrigale
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1587018
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586989
Credo
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586976
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586975
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586971
Introitus für die Sonntag Invocavit bis Laetare
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586968
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586962
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586940
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586893
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586881