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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.
Nr. 3 aus den Drei Motetten op. 38
Winthrop Rogers Church Choral Series CCS 76
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1667425
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1157098
Festmesse aus Kyrie und Gloria
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [piano]
Organ score
Item no.: 694902
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1202904
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1203011
for: Mixed choir (SAB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 1203021
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1203499
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1122971
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126751
for: Women's choir (SA), percussion
Choir score
Item no.: 1557235
Zehn Motetten
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 989587
for: Mixed choir, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 998444
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984553
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1560809
Walton Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984592
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984552
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1560817
Traditional Latin
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB divisi)
Choir score
Item no.: 1690127
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 766068
Walton Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 764811
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 764804
Multi-movement work with choir and string orchestra
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 765822
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984551
bearbeitet für Männerchor
textiert mit Gedichten von Hermann Hesse
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 675203
SSAT(T)B(B)
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 918932
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 873626
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1037435
für SATB und Klavier
Singpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1610402
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 909104
for: Women's choir [male choir] (3 voices)
Choir score
Item no.: 850298
2 Trumpets in B-flat and C, 1 Trombone, 1 Bass Trombone (or Tuba)
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1152239
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 855860
for: Women's choir (SA) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 1200996
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1201865
für TTBB und Klavier
Singpartitur
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1608782
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 898007
25 Motetten, incl. Editionsbericht
for: Mixed choir (5–6 parts) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 772993
Oper in 4 Akten
Reprint
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 697505
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 870467
Opera Seria In Tre Atti
3 Bände
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 661649
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 861611
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 857345
Geistliche Musik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 854780
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1158773
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1159205
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 886127
Together We Sing Series
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125779
False Spring
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850865
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