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.
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 947503
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 945960
Performing, Teaching, and Singing
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 847443
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double chapell choirs (ATB/SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 232088
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 765993
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 944466
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 945372
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 943847
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 113066
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 942417
Hair - Good Morning Starshine - Aquarius - Let the Sunshine In
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 934869
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 947082
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 944779
Geistliche Musik
for: Choir
Book, CD
Item no.: 946113
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 948525
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 948624
Psalm 150. Aus Psalmen Davids
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SSAB), organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 1160959
Opera in one act
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 895948
for: Mixed choir a cappella
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 689709
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 845859
SoundTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 927890
Acc. CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 930190
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 944229
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 944166
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 945616
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 946944
for: Choir
Book, CD
Item no.: 944452
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 764428
für gem Chor und Streichorchester (1990-1991/2002)
Neue Studienpartituren-Reihe
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 209199
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 948496
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 948195
Gospel und Spiritual
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 942812
SoundTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 934382
A Choral Medley
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 911881
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 945859
Geistliche Musik
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 947357
Instrumental Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 944426
40 Choral Parts
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir parts
Item no.: 804924
for mixed chorus (SSATB) and chamber ensemble
set of instrumental parts (strings 4-4-0-4)
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), string orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 683512
SoundTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 931642
Developing the Creative Brain in the 21st Century
Kodaly Today Handbook Series
for: School class
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 888402
The Music and Lives of 18 Noteworthy Composers, Teachers, and Performers
for: School class
Book, CD
Item no.: 847284
Musikalische Tragödie
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 242943
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Score
Item no.: 633051
Lyrische Komödie in drei Akten
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 134408
Repertoire Explorer 911
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Item no.: 690326
SoundTrax CD
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 929326
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