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.
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 859952
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 855395
GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1155700
for: Women's choir (SA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850536
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850662
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124880
Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1058108
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950896
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1159788
10 Handbells & Tambourine
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 855583
Call to Worship or General Anthem
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Item no.: 1345946
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1059368
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1077871
SATB w/opt. Rhythm
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 919490
Brass quartet - 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones,
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1158753
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 659539
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1107835
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 902335
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 917816
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 951025
Öt kánon
for: Mixed choir (3–4 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850553
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 907932
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950752
Brass Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 918189
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 903713
Mixed Chorus w/opt. 2 Flutes
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 859256
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1040608
Church music that reflects the excitement and passion of music from Argentina!
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1153300
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1059215
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121172
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 902998
Bell Tree Part
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 918819
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 860751
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 983447
Henry Leck Creating Artistry
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 815946
GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1154501
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850389
Psalm 67
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121401
Klassik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 883557
Percussion Part (Finger Cymbals, Hand Drum & Tambourine
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 917819
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 877142
Rhythm Parts: Conductor's Score, Piano, Synth, Guitar & Electric Bass
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 860320
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1040905
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124658
Handbells and Violin Part
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 859307
Négy népdal
for: Choir (one voice), piano
Score
Item no.: 850426
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982664
Ascension Day
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950148
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