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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: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 951809
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1096960
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1110645
GIA Ars Antiqua
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1154222
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 912706
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1171254
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1320325
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1105003
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1171393
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 925745
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 910736
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 952232
GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1150965
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 923931
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1117398
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 908113
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 931361
From Who Calls You By Name Volume II
for: Choir
Buch
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1326179
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 921288
Shawnee Press
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123100
Guitar
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1150526
for: Male choir
OTHER
Item no.: 1342813
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1110466
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126170
GIA Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1153443
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1101001
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Study score
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for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1657308
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1100658
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1324493
Shawnee Press
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1324532
Flute, Oboe or 2 Flutes, String Quartet - 2 Violins, Viola, Cello
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1155823
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
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Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 824420
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Item no.: 1620684
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1156841
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 913285
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1002880
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1151302
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1621346
Integrity Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1330729
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1117269
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