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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.
from Messiah
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809543
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317226
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001699
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1085390
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1085387
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1085354
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1085305
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1085295
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1002716
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1002595
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1003304
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1003172
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001886
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001802
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126736
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1058033
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1085337
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1011466
Disney Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 798421
Discovery Level 2
for: Male choir (TB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815804
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1057698
Andrea Ramsey Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 896713
from "The Greatest Showman"
Pop Choral Series
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 797795
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 919803
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 920670
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1633957
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1551250
Weltlich
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1551251
Weltlich
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1551252
Weltlich
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1551261
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121206
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121288
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1341851
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 824229
Pop Choral Series
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 693552
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 185305
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121284
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 899740
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342683
Based on Psalm 57
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1559823
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342412
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1551263
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 690605
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122951
with Pat-a-Pan
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 823224
Shawnee Press
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121319
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 899756
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342056
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