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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.
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 798084
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 691509
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 686935
for: School class
10 journals
Item no.: 681177
for: Choir
CD-ROM
Item no.: 552068
for: Choir (2 voices), piano, melodic instrument (C)
Choir score, Solo part
Item no.: 469910
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317758
A Journey Through the Lord's Prayer
Brookfield Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 745310
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 370370
Choral Music of Our Time
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 750078
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 743824
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 743199
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 691722
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742735
4. Wales: Gwenllian
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 748785
Gospelsong (Advent)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 744580
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1545284
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 772273
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760253
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760250
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 759487
Spiritual (Pfingsten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 730167
Gospelsong (Ostern)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 730164
Johnny Come Down To Hilo
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 728135
from Scotland
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 728123
for mixed chorus a cappella score
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), percussion
Choir score
Item no.: 675854
for: Mixed choir, percussion
Score
Item no.: 770304
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 561486
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 649093
Distinguished Choral Music
for: Women's choir (SMezA), harp [piano]
Score
Item no.: 647713
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 669183
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 307505
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 299866
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 1702379
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Item no.: 611969
for: Soloists, choir, children's choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 910550
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 632651
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 301677
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 687642
Weltlich
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087129
(Wer Liebe sucht)
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 691933
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Score
Item no.: 801025
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1192877
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 893780
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1087075
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Score
Item no.: 935724
from the 'Messiah'
HWV 56, No. 36
Urtext Stuttgarter Handel-Editions
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [organ]
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 665335
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