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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.
Concerto No. 27
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1336692
Concerto No. 8
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1336684
Concerto No. 12
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1336682
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1336634
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1336632
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1336616
aus Lieder mit Worten
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1336609
Oratorio
BR-CPEB D 3 (Wq 240)
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1317154
Bearbeitung von Denis Rouger
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1337074
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 644852
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 644101
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 644058
aus: Deutsche Sonntägliche Evangeliensprüche
zum 6. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 643889
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 641394
eingerichtet von J. S. Bach
Edition Bach-Archiv Leipzig - Musikalische Denkmäler
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 3 trombones, organ
Score
Item no.: 636744
Orgelsolomesse – KV 259
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
Komplettes Orchestermaterial (kostengünstiger Setpreis)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Set of parts
Item no.: 634996
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1136603
Op. 6,2
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1136572
op. 56
for: Mixed choir (SATB), violin, viola, cello, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1120942
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339505
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339497
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339492
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339490
Lulajze Jezuniu
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339481
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339474
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339415
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339389
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339373
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339370
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339352
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339344
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339340
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339298
Schwäbisches Tanzliedchen aus: Acht ausgewählte Volkslieder
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339297
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339288
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339271
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339270
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339244
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339235
Jütländisches Tanzlied
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339223
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339211
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339200
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1339199
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339185
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339179
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339171
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339166
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339164
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