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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 (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202778
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202668
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202483
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 202404
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 199244
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204430
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204291
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204285
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204194
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 204187
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204157
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204086
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204073
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203912
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203844
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203776
for: Male choir (TTBB) [mixed choir (SATB)]; brass winds ad lib.
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 203750
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203742
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203718
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203690
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203666
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203639
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 203577
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 737987
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737616
(Schlesien)
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733493
3. Kleine Toren - große Toren
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742714
"Sankt Paulus war ein Medikus"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742696
3. Morgen
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742692
aus der Oper "Undine"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742687
Kanon
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742675
Volkslied aus Hessen
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742665
"Zwei verliebte kleine Vögel" (griechisches Volkslied)
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 742641
7. Umkehr "Leben kann man nicht von Tönen"
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742565
6. Spottlied - Rugalica
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742452
1. "Why do sweet songs?"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742447
"Hophej! Zwiebelhändler da" (Tschechei)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742427
Festlicher Spruch
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733388
2. Es taget vor dem Walde (15 Jh.)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733374
1. Es brennt die grüne Linde
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733293
6. Unsrer Liebe Glück · Chceme my se chceme
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733199
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 376611
for: Male choir (TTBB), Brass winds
Choir score
Item no.: 375993
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 354758
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 767628
aus dem Toskanischen
for: 4 voices (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 782050
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; percussion ad lib.
Choir part Soprano/Alto
Item no.: 782020
Schweizer Volkslied
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 781580
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