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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 Second Advent TVWV 1:301
Bäreneiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 426107
aus "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [male choir (TTBB)], orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 202269
Missa solemnis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 337396
Psalm 112
Dresden version – First Edition
for: 3 soloists (SSA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 681062
für Bariton, gemischten Chor und Orchester
Ein kirchenmusikalisches Frühwerk des berühmten Opernkomponisten.
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 677345
für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orchester
Bassinstrument
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Bass instrument in C (orchestral part)
Item no.: 675513
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 687872
Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 687572
Cantata for the Feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 687569
from the 'Messiah'
HWV 56, No. 36
Urtext Stuttgarter Handel-Editions
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [organ]
Single part Organ
Item no.: 685545
Festlicher Schlussgesang zum Gottesdienst
für gemischten Chor (oder 3 Oberstimmen) und Orchester
nach der Kantate BWV 207
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Trumpet 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 684869
Singspiel für Kinderchor, Instrumente und Gemeinde
über das bekannte Lied von Paul Gerhardt "Geh aus, mein Herz und suche Freud"
for: Children's choir (1 voice), the parish, instruments
Single part Bass instrument
Item no.: 684736
Kantate zum Sonntag Oculi HoWV II.57
for: 3 soloists (STB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 772212
Kantate zum Neujahrsfest HoWV II.29
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 772193
Kantate zum Neujahrsfest HoWV II.29
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 772192
1756/1760
Telemann-Archiv – Urtext Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771577
Viennese version
1736/ 1800/ 1843
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770904
Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 764413
zum Osterfest Christ lag in Todes Banden
TVWV 9:3 (1720)
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043181
zum Weihnachtsfest über "Ein Kindelein so löbelich"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1024897
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1018640
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1009362
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797924
Joseph Martin Kraus – Musikalische Werke
Urtext
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797916
Cantata for the New Year's Day
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797155
Cantata for the New Year's Day
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797153
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity.
Leipzig Version.
Reconstruction Masaaki Suzuki
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797122
20 neue Tanzkanons
for: Children's choir (3-4 voices); rhythm group ad lib.
Guitar and bass (single part)
Item no.: 796457
Version Koch
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 776132
for: Mixed choir (SSB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 582347
Kantate über den 84. Psalm für vier Solostimmen (SSAB), gemischten Chor (SSATB) und Orchester
Posaune 2
for: 4 solo voices (SSAB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Trombone 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 676852
Coronation Anthem IV
HWV 261
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1645537
Coronation Anthem I
HWV 258
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Violin 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1645491
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1642650
Musique sacrée française
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano 4 hands
Single part Piano
Item no.: 1641227
Graduale Exaudi, Dominum und Offertorium Lauda anima mea Dominum für die Messe in Es-Dur op. 107
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1161023
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); 6 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
Part 4
Item no.: 1160860
Show yourselves joyful to the Lord
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1160816
aus: Psalmen Davids
for: Favorit choir (SATB), chapell choir (SATB), double bass, organ [chapell choir satb, 8 melodic instruments]
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1160689
for: 2 favorit choirs (SSATB, SATB); 5 viole da gamba, double bass, organ ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1160677
For God so loved this sinful world
from: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1136823
For God so loved this sinful world
from: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
Single part
Item no.: 1136820
from : Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Favorit choir (SMezATBB), orchestra; 2 chapell choirs (SATB, SATB) ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1136644
from : Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Favorit choir (SMezATBB), orchestra; 2 chapell choirs (SATB, SATB) ad lib.
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1136638
H 78
for: Mixed choir (SATTB), baroque orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1136518
Musikalische Exequien II
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1121066
vierchöriges geistliches Konzert
for: 4 mixed choirs, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1108919
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); double bass, organ ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1105638
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