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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.
ZWV 145
Partitur
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 236195
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 555959
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1671795
Anthem (from Sunrise Mass)
for mixed chorus (strings ad lib)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; string quartet ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 606707
Offertorium de Beata Maria Virgine
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 463633
Choralkantate
Stuttgarter Buxtehude-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 462242
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 3 trombones ad lib.
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 424407
Coronation Mass
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 226131
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 135038
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 297290
Wenn der Frühling kommt
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 366581
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 189430
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 185688
Das Chorwerk
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 409617
(Stille Lieder / Silent Songs)
für gem Chor a cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 478072
Reprint of the G. Ricordi, n.d. edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 183029
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 181774
Komplettes Orchestermaterial (kostengünstiger Setpreis)
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 670396
New Josquin Edition 11
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 769408
Broadway Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 310872
Schott Kammerchor
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 657724
for: Children's choir [Youth choir] (1–3 voices), piano
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 184184
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1178341
Conte musical
for: Soloists, children's choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 820049
Reproduced from the standard Ricordi edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 184032
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 368636
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 491893
Bearbeitung für Chor und Kammerensemble
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flute, 2 violins, alto, cello, double bass
Set of parts
Item no.: 778387
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 260591
Opera Vocal Score Series (Ricordi)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 460118
Eine Operette in 3 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 199521
Kleine Orgelsolomesse in B
Hob. XXII:7
Urtext
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 154207
Psalm 136
for: Mixed choir (SATTBB), organ
Score
Item no.: 386032
für Soli, Chor, Tromba, Oboe, 2 Violinen, Viola und Basso continuo
Urtext Stuttgarter Vivaldi-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SSA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 234726
Walzer, für gem. Chor, Orchester oder Klavier
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 224415
16-part Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 380350
Vierter Satz mit Chor
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 212595
Walton Choral
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985225
131 A-Cappella Sätze von der Renaissance bis zur Gegenwart. Revidierte und ergänzte Neuauflage
for: Choir
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 148730
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 170190
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 389028
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra [organ]
Streicherstimmensatz 5 Violine I, 5 Violine II, 4 Viola, 3 Violoncello, 2 Kontrabass
Item no.: 741714
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Item no.: 606242
Operette in einem Vorspiel und drei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 266022
pour Choeur femme et orchestre de chambre
for: Women's choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 467050
Passionsmusik in sieben Teilen
Erstdruck
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 247606
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 174203
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part alto)
Item no.: 775077
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