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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: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Concert band; chorus ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672991
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374260
for: Choral
Item no.: 1375377
for: Choral
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for: Male choir
Item no.: 472666
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 577046
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340391
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340091
Advents-, Weihnachts- und Winterlieder für junge Chöre / Klavierband
for: Women's choir (SA) [Mixed choir (SAM)], piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 770275
Advents-, Weihnachts- und Winterlieder für junge Chöre
for: Women's choir (SA) [Mixed choir (SAM)], piano
Choir book
Item no.: 769811
Lieder aus der Kantate für Hausmusik
for: Women's choir [male choir] (3 voices)
Choir score
Item no.: 114739
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 455484
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 193599
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 476361
for: Mixed choir (4–7 parts) a cappella
Item no.: 212899
18 traditionelle Weihnachtslieder für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Klavier (Gitarre ad lib)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 672065
Weihnachtsmesse
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1563605
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1655139
Kantate zum Advent/Weihnachten
für Tenor, gemischten Chor, Streicher, Orgel
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1651818
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1534440
Christmas Choral Collection for Upper Voices
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 892741
Early English Church Music 46
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 769209
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 565845
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950142
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950111
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950033
For Us This Christmas
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950285
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951410
Cantata for the 3rd day of Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 647360
for: Male choir
Item no.: 465146
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 235985
Weihnachtsmotette
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 115690
Klassik
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 258038
für gemischten Chor und Orgel (Klavier)
aus: Magnificat op. 157
for: Mixed choir, organ [piano]
Score
Item no.: 380800
für gemischten Chor und Orgel
Hugh Giles gewidmet
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 380722
A dos voces iguales
for: Choir (2 voices) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 775788
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 423339
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 179897
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 217707
für gem Chor a cappella (Klavier ad lib.)
Helbling Choral Concert Series
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Piano score
Item no.: 1543995
Weihnachtsmusical für Kinder von 6-12 Jahren
for: Children's choir, instruments
Score (with piano part)
Item no.: 462812
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