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.
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 899430
Choral
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1169053
PraiseSong Christmas Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1169596
PraiseSong Christmas Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1169384
Ergänzungspaket, Orchestersatz ohne Partitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1042915
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 860596
from Three Folk Carols
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 905053
Choral
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 898092
Daybreak Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167439
It's Christmas Time Once Again!
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1168782
PraiseSong Christmas Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1169643
Daybreak Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1167393
Brookfield Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965531
Brookfield Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965634
Fred Bock Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1002952
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 637079
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [4 voices (SATB)]
Music score
Item no.: 731579
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 950090
(Gottesdienst)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753395
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1040756
3-5 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 856697
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760307
Daybreak Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167503
PraiseSong Christmas Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1169567
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985348
(Passion)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 737817
(France)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 734226
Gekürzte Fassung
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 722940
(„Still, ihr Winde“)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5658
Daybreak Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167813
Silent Night
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985385
Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1656079
a cappella oder mit Begleitung (Orgel/Klavier oder 3 Streicher)
for: Women's choir (SSA); piano/organ [2 violins, cello] ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 692839
incorporating Toyland & Christmas Was Meant for Children
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126131
für Solo, Frauen- oder Jugendchor und Klavier
for: Soloist (soprano), women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 658444
for: Women's choir (SS), piano
Score
Item no.: 646834
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 619013
Adventliche und weihnachtliche Chormusik
(Motetten, Liedsätze, Kanons, Quodlibets)
for: Mixed choir (2–4 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 694167
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Set of parts
Item no.: 633000
Weihnachtsmesse
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1563644
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 767649
pop.voxx
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1659426
Advents– und Weihnachtslieder
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1013052
Advents– und Weihnachtslieder
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score (anthology)
Item no.: 1013050
18 traditionelle Weihnachtslieder für Frauenchor und Klavier (Gitarre ad lib)
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 672087
für gem Chor (SAM) und Orgel (Instrumente ad lib)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 664871
für gem Chor und Instrumente (Orchester) Partitur
Weihnachtsmesse
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 664657
Motet for unaccompanied voices
includes piano reduction for rehearsal only
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 694081
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