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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.
Musical drama in 5 acts
Raff works vol. 18/1c, first edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1677814
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1657404
1863/1864
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690134
Lied zum Mitmachen & Mitlachen
for: School class
Score, online audio
Item no.: 1690460
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1668832
Opera in Seven Scenes
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1633280
Op. 147
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 1670853
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings
Score
Item no.: 1668403
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690153
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1672402
adapted from "Stabat Mater"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1558575
for: Choir (2 voices), piano [organ]
Single edition
Item no.: 1690395
for: Children's choir [Youth choir] (1–2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1690614
Schülerheft (Chorpartitur)
for: Children's choir, instruments
Students book
Item no.: 1659701
Für Chor gemacht!
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690102
3 Sacred Chants
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690690
Das Mitsing-Projekt der Evangelischen Kirche
Chorheft
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 1690966
for mixed choir
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBarB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1661627
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1684536
Discovery Level 2
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1692230
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1655359
Award winning at "females featured" competition
for: Children's choir (3 voices); instruments ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1689377
The Groovy Version of OX
for: Soloist, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1689480
Discovery Level 1
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1692234
for a cappella choir
for: Mixed choir (SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1661625
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1692233
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1681555
Discovery Level 2
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1692227
Acte de ballet
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1682105
for: Choral
Item no.: 1661692
for: Choral
Item no.: 1661688
for: Choral
Item no.: 1661684
Opera in drei Akten
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1615897
(To the Stars.....) Extended Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB), brass quintet, piano, timpani, percussion
Set of parts
Item no.: 1684661
for: Choral
Item no.: 1661686
Cantata for Easter
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1692303
"Dich preist, Allmächtiger"
LoWV 5
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1690404
mit Einlagesätzen der Es-dur-Fassung für die Aufführung zur Weihnachtszeit
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1673808
for: Mixed choir (SAM), flute, piano
Score
Item no.: 1657002
Lied für Hochzeit, Trauung, Liebe, Frieden
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
15 choir scores
Item no.: 1656970
for: Choral
Item no.: 1661703
for: Choral
Item no.: 1661689
Award winning at "Alpenchorfestival Brig"
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1689339
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1677441
Choralbearbeitung für vierstimmigen Chor a cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1660318
Cantata for Easter
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1692296
for: Mixed choir (SAM), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1687839
for: Mixed choir (SAM), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1687838
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