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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.
Text: nach "Adeste fideles" des Abbé Borderies um 1790 (Weihnachten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730034
Melodie: Köln 1638; Str. 7 bei David Gregor Corner (Advant)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730029
(Great Britain)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 734227
(Spain)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 726422
Uns ist ein Kind geboren
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742451
Komm, göttlicher Messias
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 746583
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 742330
(USA)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 756218
for: Children's choir (1–2 parts), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 773176
Mel.: 15. Jahrhundert, H. Isaac "Innbruck, ich muss dich lassen" (um 1495) 1539 (Gottesdienst)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753399
(Ende des Kirchenjahres)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753389
(Trinitatis)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753388
Text: Jes 53,7 (Passion)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753382
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 446982
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965574
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965457
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965628
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965562
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965554
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965513
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 965480
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 965451
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965409
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 965293
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167801
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167591
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167567
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167474
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167493
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 985805
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 985105
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 322058
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 322055
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Book
Item no.: 297155
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 214225
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 901947
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 321866
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 578112
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985715
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1169569
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1169559
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1169552
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 1169468
for: Choir
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1168367
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 485930
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 886759
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 901092
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