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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.
Vol. 19: Motets X (Magnum opus musicum, Part X
for: Choir
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 797677
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 820735
Musikk-Husets blandet korbibliotek nr. 250
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 817630
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 878623
Chor
Chorpartitur
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 873952
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 872656
aus "Zwei Motetten" für fünfstimmigen gemischten Chor a cappella op. 29
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Choir
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 868741
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 636865
Bodypercussion
for: Choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635434
Version für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [orchestra]
Choir score
Item no.: 622663
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 851083
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850894
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 865474
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 860560
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 857320
Brass Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 857185
Congregation, Keyboard, SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 856699
Two-Part
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 856591
Brass Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 856429
Rhythm Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 855997
3-6 oct.
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 855538
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1343402
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342376
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1059416
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1059227
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1058066
Hinshaw Secular
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1057850
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125890
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124810
from Journey of Promises
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124756
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124567
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124216
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123001
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1101293
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121354
Violin, Cello
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1151702
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1149677
PraiseSong Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1169522
Pavane Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1168847
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1093706
Kantate (1721)
Erstausgabe
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1013218
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 1007062
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1041028
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1040299
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1039543
Call unto Mary
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1037680
Hinshaw Secular
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1058875
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1058659
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