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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
Score
Item no.: 1338409
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338405
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338396
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338382
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338374
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338366
Fern klingt ein Rufen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338347
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338320
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338316
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1338234
aus: Cantiones
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338214
aus: Certain Notes
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338213
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338153
for: Women's choir (SAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1338073
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1338058
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1337983
"Gott ist mein Hirt"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 782755
Macht Kinder stark
for: Children's choir, piano
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 1690244
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239814
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239809
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1233101
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1241045
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1599540
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1242925
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1250458
for: Mixed choir, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1253961
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1262134
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1262044
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1260073
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1259771
für Chor a cappella
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1660348
(Dresden, 1577)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2070
Hob. XXIII Anhang / Nachtrag
Psalm 31, 22-25
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2477
op. 29, Nr. 4 (B. 59/4)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2853
Kanon zu zwei gleichen Stimmen
aus: Compendium musicae (Augsburg 1591)
for: Women's choir (2 voices) [male choir]
Score
Item no.: 3021
Am Fest Mariä Reinigung
aus "Gemmulae Evangeliorum Musicae ...", Coburg 1623
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 5257
eingerichtet für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5344
„Venerabilis Barba Capucinorum floruit“
aus: Sechs Canons zu Drey und Vier Stimmen, Leipzig 1807
for: Women's choir [male choir] a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6312
from "Songs for Gospel 3"
for Choir (SATB), Piano (Guitar, Bass, Drums ad lib)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Score, audio files
Item no.: 8012
aus "Deutsche Volkslieder", WoO 35
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3482
Volkslied aus Südböhmen
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 781620
Texte aus dem Toskanischen nach Ferdinand Gregorovius
for: 3 voices [women's choir] (SMezA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 782052
Tudor Church Music
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 782079
Edition Schott
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 782185
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Music score
Item no.: 731748
Psalm 122
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 736471
Drei weihnachtliche Volkslieder
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742415
5. The Miller of Dee "War einst ein braver Müllersmann"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742466
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