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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.
Weihnachtsoratorium in drei Teilen
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 490430
(Set)
for: Choir
2 Playback-CDs (without sheet music)
Item no.: 494724
Choralia
for: Mixed choir [male choir]
Item no.: 455482
for: Male choir
Vocal score
Item no.: 419909
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595190
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595169
Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Tambourine & Drum Set optional
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590815
Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Tambourine & Drum Set optional
for: Mixed choir, 5 saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590765
for: Gemischter choir (SATB), string quintet [Streichorchester]; rhythm group (piano, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590730
Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussions & Drum Set optional
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590703
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1652407
Singspiel zu Weihnachten
for: Children's choir (1 voice), the parish, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 231467
Heinz Tust
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1115074
Ein schönes Weihnachtslied nach der bekannten bolivianischen Volksweise „El Condor Pasa“.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 662827
for: Choral
Item no.: 1375378
for: Choral
Item no.: 1375327
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376418
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376165
for: Choral
Item no.: 1375891
for: Choral
Item no.: 1375718
Christmas Eve Anthem for Satb Voices and Piano
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Item no.: 1617041
Christmas Anthem
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1346019
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 291641
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1612001
Martin, Elisabeth, Nikolaus und zwei Krippenspiele
Playback-CD zu Art.-Nr. 443967
for: Children's choir, performer
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 443969
Pastorale über ein Weihnachtslied des 18. Jahrhunderts
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Organ reduction
Item no.: 300195
BR-CPEB E 4
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 279230
Sacred cantata
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 869359
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 558869
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 656476
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 656474
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano; percussion ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 745997
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 924263
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 933225
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 932870
for: Male choir (TBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 932252
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 930496
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 934417
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 933935
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 912082
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 910631
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910181
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 909350
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 937840
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 940664
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 939420
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