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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.
Shawnee Press
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 1126307
2-3 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 918134
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1100783
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1038131
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 859870
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1037898
für gem Chor und Orgel
Partitur
for: Mixed choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1616852
Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124852
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1038431
Estratto Dal Requiem - Set of 25 Choral Scores
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1104974
Gentry Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326909
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1039885
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123785
Handbell Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 855654
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 925719
2-Part and Piano
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 816637
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124359
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1342424
Klassik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982864
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1038485
Der Gang zum Liebchen, Op. 31/3
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1041724
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 924383
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1077554
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1038743
GIA Hymnals
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1157501
Year C, Revised Grail Lectionary Psalms 2010
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1157322
2-3 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 918186
to developing your student leadership program
for: Choir
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 1152153
Songs of Transformation and Peace
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1158986
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121808
Together We Sing Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122942
Ordinarium missae
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 687169
Messe villageoise
for: 4 soloists (TTBB), male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 661150
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123699
for: Mixed choir (SAM), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1549354
Psalm 19
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 677182
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 832099
Missa Mater Misericordie
for: Mixed choir, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 998427
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Piano reduction
Item no.: 998458
for: Choir
Musikkasette
Item no.: 1155693
Early English Church Music 26
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (reprint)
Item no.: 768919
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1341859
3-4 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 917933
SATB w/opt. Rhythm
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918257
2 Octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 855914
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 938480
Jazz Chorals
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815873
Musica Britannica 61
for: 2 mixed choirs, organ
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 929921
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