Looking for something to inspire your local choir or choral society? Our extensive range of choral repertoire includes works for Mixed Choir, Male Voice Choir, Female Voice Choir, Children’s & Youth Choirs, and Senior’s Choir, singing a Capella, with piano accompaniment, and with various other ensembles up to full orchestra.
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.
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808456
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803585
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 362561
Pop Choral Series
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 160096
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 577461
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 553400
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 470151
(from Toy Story), ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1534540
Pop Choral Series
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 810374
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810025
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806457
Discovery Choral
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 806618
Discovery Choral
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 814876
Discovery Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 807492
Den Weg ich geh', ganz nah mit Gott
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 1645376
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087125
Geistliche Musik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087120
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087116
All Creatures of Our God and King
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 798601
How beautiful
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812353
Activities for the Music Classroom
for: School class
Buch + CD
Item no.: 814862
Seasonal Movement and Activity Songs for Kids
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 814393
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811116
Lessons and Activities Based on the Works of Aaron Copland
for: School class
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811011
Anthology of African-American Spirituals
for: School class
Score, Parts
Item no.: 810750
Expressive Art (Choral)
for: School class
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 810606
A Practical Approach to Teaching Pitch and Rhythm
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 810006
Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809821
Expressive Art (Choral)
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 808625
A KidSongs Musical
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 805575
Classroom Kit (Teacher and P/A CD)
for: School class
Score, Parts
Item no.: 804595
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815450
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812234
Discovery Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811645
Music Strategies, Songs and Activities for Grades K-2
for: School class
Buch + CD
Item no.: 809909
Celebrating America from Armistice to the Moon
for: School class
Set of parts
Item no.: 808735
Learn MORE Basic Concepts Through Song
for: School class
Buch + CD
Item no.: 808251
Seasonal Movement and Activity Songs for Grades K-3
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 806459
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815127
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 811432
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 809041
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808937
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 807246
ShowTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 811859
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 805940
from Sing Evermore!
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 897956
Pavane Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano, percussion
Choir score
Item no.: 797474
Pavane Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1168646