Looking for something to inspire your local choir or choral society? Our extensive range of choral repertoire includes works for Mixed Choir, Male Voice Choir, Female Voice Choir, Children’s & Youth Choirs, and Senior’s Choir, singing a Capella, with piano accompaniment, and with various other ensembles up to full orchestra.
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.
für gemischten Chor (SATB), zwei Violinen, Viola und Basso continuo
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 210198
A cycle of traditional Christmas carols
for: Women's choir (SSA), harp [piano]
Item no.: 1670515
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 292465
for female chorus and piano
score
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 920600
Third Service
Oxford Church Services
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 460566
An Advent Carol
Oxford Carols X436
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [piano]
Organ score
Item no.: 460518
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1343061
for female chorus a cappella (one with piano) (alto solo ad lib)
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 338615
Traditional Ukrainian Carol
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 690688
Judith Clurman Choral Series
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 798107
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 691643
On Christmas night all Christians sing
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 686922
English traditional carol for mixed chorus and small orchestra
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 663793
Orchestral & Instrumental Carol & Hymn Accompaniments
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 663249
15 sacred carols and Christmas hymns
for mixed chorus (some with accompaniment)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Piano reduction
Item no.: 662069
16 Carols and Carol Arrangements from North America
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir book
Item no.: 613402
A tender Christmas song with a simple, appealing melody and a flowing accompaniment
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [chamber orchestra]
Piano reduction
Item no.: 606145
Discovery Level 2
Discovery Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777479
from the Peter J. Wilhousky Choral Series
Four-part Mixed Voices (Teen Chorus) a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 922549
A compelling retelling of the Christmas story
with Flute part
for: 3 soloists (MezTB), mixed choir (SATB), flute, organ
Organ reduction, Solo part
Item no.: 692649
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Score
Item no.: 864784
Stimmen-Set
Singers's Edition 5-Pak
for: Children's choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 809522
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 810685
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809481
Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 809191
Sacred Christmas Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810945
Sacred Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 810702
Sacred Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808578
Sacred Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805734
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 805221
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 804163
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 799215
Festival Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 810380
Chestnuts Roastin on an open fire
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812287
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812127
Discovery Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 813029
Kikapust Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 692181
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 576569
from "Hear the Angels Sing"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), small orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 648676
10 pieces for a cappella choir
Musica Baltica
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 622442
When He Finds Everybody Swingin'
Pop Choral Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 746073
Traditional French Carol
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano; hand drum, finger cymbals ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 746022
Traditional Carols
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 745992
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 745960
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 745944
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1559614
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 943004
Overture on 'O Come All Ye Faithful'
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 863333
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