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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.
(Romania)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 726418
(France)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 726411
Aus Schlesien
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 731851
Marien- und Wiegenlieder
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 731849
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 751460
Distinguished Choral Music
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 758368
Mel.: 17. Jahrhundert, geistl. Stralsund 1665, Halle 1741 (Lob und Dank)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753404
Text: nach der Sequenz "Dies irae, dies illa" 12. Jahrhundert (Ende des Kirchenjahres)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753390
(Weihnachten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753375
Aus Rumänien
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 746581
Text: Wilhelm II. von Sachsen-Weimar 1648; Mel.: Gochsheim/Redwitz 1628, Görlitz 1648 (Pfingsten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 744550
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760313
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 634763
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 3 trombones ad lib.
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 430844
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680076
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Lyric book
Item no.: 153323
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 865510
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 865372
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 332451
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Set of parts
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for: Choir
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 678348
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
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for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 894253
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339656
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339467
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB) a cappella
Score
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for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339234
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339110
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1338322
for: Choir, organ
Score
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for: Choir, organ
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ/orchestra]
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 904097
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
Score
Item no.: 899926
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 426135
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 425249
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 425194
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 423781
for: Children's choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 189336
for: Children's choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 165523
for: Mixed choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 119359
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 160198
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