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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.
KV 197 (186e)
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234892
in due cori
Stuttgarter Vivaldi Ausgaben - Urtext
Violine 2 - Coro 2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), 2 orchestras
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234769
in due cori
Stuttgarter Vivaldi Ausgaben - Urtext
Violine 1 - Coro 2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), 2 orchestras
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234768
in due cori
Stuttgarter Vivaldi Ausgaben - Urtext
Violine 2 - Coro 1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), 2 orchestras
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234765
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, 2 violas, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230304
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424194
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 2 violas ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 229728
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 2 violas ad lib.
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229726
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 2 violas ad lib.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229724
Kantate zum Sonntag Sexagesimae
Leipziger Fassung, 1715(?)
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655881
Freischütz Mass (WeV A.2)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771518
Freischütz Mass (WeV A.2)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771513
Arrangement for soli, choir, 2 pianos and timpani ad lib (arr. S. Bartmann)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos; timpani ad lib.
Single part Piano 2
Item no.: 1689655
for: Mixed choir (SAB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 328931
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
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
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
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
Psalm 121
RV 607
for: Mixed choir (SATB), violin, viola, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1532315
Oratorio
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1209975
Musikalisches Märchen für Sprecher, Chor und Orchester
for: Narrator, flexible ensemble (school orchestra); children's choir ad lib.
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 677031
Musikalisches Märchen für Sprecher, Chor und Orchester
for: Narrator, flexible ensemble (school orchestra); children's choir ad lib.
Trombone (orchestral part)
Item no.: 677029
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Single part(n)
Item no.: 387070
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 274954
Second version with the variant of the Osanna in excelsis and the Cum Sancto Spiritu Fugue from the first version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695407
Kantate zum Sonntag Misericordias Domini
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233375
Eine satirische Chor-Revue in 10 Abteilungen
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, narrator, flexible ensemble
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 326971
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); double bass, organ ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1105638
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
Wacht! Euch zum Streit gefasset macht
for: 6 soloists (SSSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 470239
Wacht! Euch zum Streit gefasset macht
for: 6 soloists (SSSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 470227
Wacht! Euch zum Streit gefasset macht
for: 6 soloists (SSSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 470190
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237361
à 26 in concerto
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 237221
à 26 in concerto
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237215
Kantate zum 1. Pfingsttag
Ausgabe nach der 1. Fassung; Entstehung evtl. früher, Niederschrift spätestens zu Pfingsten 1723
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part(n)
Item no.: 233016
ZWV 84
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235270
BR JCFB E 1
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234221
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