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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.
aus: Cantiones aliquot 5 vocum
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338522
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337792
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339434
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339385
Lore-Ley
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339322
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1339035
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340427
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340421
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340413
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340380
In dulci jubilo
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340361
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340343
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340252
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340225
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340195
Antiphon zum Karfreitag
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340187
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340167
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340158
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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aus: Jesu, meine Freude
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340125
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340112
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340108
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340071
aus: Choralgesänge (hrsg. von C. P. E. Bach)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340070
aus: Psalmen Davids, hiebevorn in teutzsche Reime gebracht, durch Cornelium Beckern [...]
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340050
Jesus lebt, mit ihm auch ich
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1340045
Offertorium
Schubert-Archiv
Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237939
Graduale in C
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237901
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Lyric book
Item no.: 234657
for: Mixed choir a cappella
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 388073
Cantus Ecclesia 308
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 630476
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), organ
Item no.: 218379
für gemischten Chor (SAM/SATB), Streicher und Orgel
Kontrabass
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 678917
for: Women's choir (SA) [male choir (TB)/ mixed choir (SATB)], organ [harmonium]
Choir score
Item no.: 769940
for: Male choir
Choir score
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Part.Männerchor
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 197148
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Item no.: 458933
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 335223
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
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Fest-Intrade
for: Choir (one voice), 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), bass trombone, tuba, organ
Performance score for winds
Item no.: 428974
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338462
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338437
aus: Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338433
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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