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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.
Opera in two acts op. 50
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1031288
Sämtliche Werke: Serie II, Band 8
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1115095
Partitur
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1552558
729 Übe-MP3s auf DVD-ROM zum gleichnamigen Chorbuch
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
DVD-ROM (learning video)
Item no.: 497348
Gesamtausgabe 3/10
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 490179
Oratorium für Sprecher, Soli, gem Chor und Orchester
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 663947
Musica Britannica 74
for: Mixed choir (3–6 parts) a cappella
Choir book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 929590
Musica Britannica 98
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 929245
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1669153
14 Kompositionen für Frauen-, Männer- und gemischte Chöre
Hector Berlioz. New Edition of the Complete Works (NBE) 14
for: Choir, piano
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 878453
Sacrae lectiones ex Propheta Iob, Lectiones sacrae novem ex libris Hiob (Die Klagen des Hiob)/ Lectiones matutinae de nativitate Christi
Orlando di Lasso. Sämtliche Werke (Neue Reihe) 19
for: Choir
Gesamtausgabe, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 116274
Schulchorbuch für gleiche Stimmen
Musizierband, Stimmenset
for: Youth choir, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 681217
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/3/1
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 880987
in due cori
Stuttgarter Vivaldi Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), 2 orchestras
Set of parts
Item no.: 680216
Heinrich Schütz. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke 40
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Gesamtausgabe, Singpartitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 116999
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/39
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 869059
for: Mixed choir (SATB), wind ensembles
Score
Item no.: 864932
For Five Sopranos
for: Choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1624805
for: Mixed choir (SATB), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671865
for One, Two or Three Voices and Basso Continuo
Musica Britannica 87
for: 1–3 voices, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 931577
Musica Britannica 82
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 931016
für Solostimmen, Chor, Bläser und Streicher
Musik zwischen Elbe und Oder Bd. 14
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 433028
based on "The Creation" by Joseph Haydn
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 691970
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/37
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 868936
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592698
Della Libera Luca
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 581034
An Opera in One Act (1999)
Boosey & Hawkes Archive Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 634702
Gesamtausgabe 22 (Complete edition)
for: Choir, piano
Item no.: 136749
Leinenausgabe der Partitur
Urtext Stuttgarter Händel-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 486492
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1018551
in slip case
Early English Church Music 26
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (reprint, hardcover)
Item no.: 768920
Musica Britannica 64
for: Mixed choir, strings
Score
Item no.: 930787
Musica Britannica 63
for: Mixed choir, orchestra [organ]
Score
Item no.: 929954
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592236
for: Mixed choir (SATB), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588410
for: Concert band; chorus ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 588132
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588672
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 587580
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588406
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588030
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588416
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595756
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 592238
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588415
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588210
"Con te partiró"
Pop collection
for: Male choir (TTBB), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 592237
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588707
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316219
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