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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.
Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 687570
Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 683896
Kantate zum Reformationsfest (Rekonstruktion der ersten Leipziger Fassung)
Orgel
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 681161
O be joyful
Urtext Stuttgart Handel-Editions
for: 3 soloists (AAB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779163
O be joyful
Urtext Stuttgart Handel-Editions
for: 3 soloists (AAB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779161
O be joyful
Urtext Stuttgart Handel-Editions
for: 3 soloists (AAB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779156
Cantata for the feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673193
Cantata for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673164
Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673148
ergänzt und herausgegeben von Frieder Bernius & Uwe Wolf
Orgel
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 672000
Psalm 129
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 1136475
Cantata for St. John’s Day
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 774887
for: 2 soloists (ST), 4 mixed choirs (SATB), basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 693391
WAB 45
Urtextausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 670483
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355530
for: Voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1355129
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 636524
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 274909
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 291586
Kantate zum Sonntag Estomihi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234598
TVWV 7:30
Einzelstimme Va.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234590
Psalm 110 (109)
HWV 232
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1642575
Psalm 110 (109)
HWV 232
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1642573
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797925
Admonter Messe MH 530
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695795
Admonter Messe MH 530
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695794
Te Deum in C Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Ctr, Timp, 2 Vl, Bc
for: Soloists, mixed choir, chamber orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 647433
HWV 54
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 601975
HWV 54
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 601974
Süßmayr-Version
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 564150
Cantata for 25th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797209
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 774828
Die Geschichte des Leidens und Sterbens unseres Heilandes Jesu Christi nach der Beschreibung des Evanglisten Marcus HoWV I.10
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 772602
Kantate zum Sonntag Exaudi
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234023
Kantate zum Sonntag Sexagesimae
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part(n)
Item no.: 233996
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council in Mühlhausen
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233189
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council in Mühlhausen
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233188
Cantata for the inauguration of the town council in Mühlhausen
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233187
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
Single part(n)
Item no.: 232607
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232536
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232535
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 232334
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232333
First Edition
for: 4-5 soloists (SATB/SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237163
op. 72
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
for: Mixed choir (SATB), precentor; the parish, orchestra, organ ad lib.
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236297
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 434042
Cantata for Easter Tuesday
Third version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746028
Bärenreiter Urtext
Coro I – Basso continuo
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), strings, basso continuo; 4 soloists (SSAA) ad lib.
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690715
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