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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 (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340320
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340315
aus: O Give thanks
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1340287
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340284
Ave verum corpus
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1340276
for: Women's choir (SA), organ
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Item no.: 1340267
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1340264
aus: Cinque Precationes ad Mariam
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340256
Lichthymnus II
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340242
aus: Sacri concentus
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340217
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340212
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340202
Ostersequenz
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1340192
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340177
aus: Matthäuspassion
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340134
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340119
aus "Psalteriolum harmonicum" (1642)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340113
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340107
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340106
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340098
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340097
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340078
aus: Matthäuspassion
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340068
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340040
aus: Zehn Chöre zur Ganznächtlichen Vigil
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340036
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340027
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1587104
Fassung für Frauenchor
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1587059
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586999
Magnificat
Magnifikat
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586923
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586883
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586875
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586868
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586865
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586737
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586736
Gudrun Schröfel und dem Mädchenchor Hannover gewidmet
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1586650
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340001
aus: Das Deo gratias nach dem Essen [Zwölf geistliche Gesänge]
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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Item no.: 1339980
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish
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Item no.: 1339927
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish
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Item no.: 1339924
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339887
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339877
for: Women's choir (SA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339873
aus: Missa sub titulo Sancti Leopoldi
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
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Item no.: 1339810
aus: Sechs Psalmen
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339802
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339776
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
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Item no.: 1339772
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