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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.
Richard Wagner - Sämtliche Werke
Reihe B: Dokumentenband
Band 22
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 772156
Große romantische Oper in 3 Akten WWV 70
Richard Wagner – Sämtliche Werke 5/III
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 696305
3 Stücke für Chor, Theorbe, Violone, (Truhen-) Orgel
for: Mixed Choir, Theorbo, Violin, Organ
Score
Item no.: 1478444
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1343543
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 1215630
Sacred Repertoire, Volume 2 – Holy Week to Pentecost
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 688023
Motette für 4-stg. gem. Chor, Gemeinde und Orgel über EG170 / GL451
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish, organ
Score
Item no.: 775067
Opera seria in two acts
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 774773
pour cinq voix d'hommes & piano
for: Male choir (5 parts), piano
Score
Item no.: 817025
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings
Score
Item no.: 772614
pour choeur mixte (SATB) et accordéon
Sur des textes de Victor Hugo, Charles Baudelaire, Boris Vian et un troubadour anonyme
for: Mixed choir, accordion
Score, part
Item no.: 683901
Ricordi Opera Vocal Score Series
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 683335
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Book
Item no.: 1192594
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1115087
für Männerchor und Klavier
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 683670
Arrangements zum Gotteslob
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 780834
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choral Concert Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 676336
"Schrobenhausener Vater unser" für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Schott Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 675928
für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor, Schlagzeug und Orgel
for: Mixed choir (SATB), percussion, organ
Score
Item no.: 677683
pour solistes, choeur & orchestre
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 694269
Drei Chorlieder im popmusikalisch orientierten Stil
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Score
Item no.: 694191
Motette über einen Kanon von Peter van Woerden
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1017015
Synagogal Music
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
Score
Item no.: 796954
für SATB und Klavier
Singpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1609690
Für Chor gemacht!
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 690275
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 921242
Opera buffa in four acts K. 492
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 762503
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1530400
6 Lieder
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043302
op. 26
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1136488
op. 6
for: Soloist (B), Male choir (TTBB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1136468
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1136459
Requiem–Ausgabe für die Totenmesse und Verabschiedung
für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Solo optional begleitet mit Streichern und/oder Orgel
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB); organ, strings ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 681716
Allacia moci nel
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1479630
Text selected from ancient Pompeiian graffiti
HPS 1682
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1681184
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1560972
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1655473
nach Gedichten von Jochen Klepper
for: Mixed choir (2–5 parts) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1629794
for unaccompanied mixed choir
for: Choir
Study score
Item no.: 1587229
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Pop.Voxx Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 675593
für gem Chor a cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 664321
Drei Vertonungen zum Luther-Jahr
für gemischten Chor und Instrumente (ad lib)
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 664266
Oper in 7 Bildern
Faksimiledruck
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 351457
171 geistliche 2-8 stg. Chorsätze deutscher Meister aus der Zeit um 1400 bis 1750
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 289027
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1549937
Kantate
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1557426
Romantische Oper
Reprint
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344160
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1642910
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