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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.
Haake
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 138307
Chorzyklus, als Einzelnummern auch aufführbar
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 136153
from "High School Musical 2"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 472695
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 584549
Leichte Chorlieder für allerlei Geselligkeit
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 332894
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SAT), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 332858
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 552097
Lieder, Songs & Evergreens
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 351170
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 350634
Showcase
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Item no.: 347655
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Score
Item no.: 349439
Potpourri
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 350507
for: Women's choir a cappella
Item no.: 350184
Erstdruck
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, cello, organ
Score
Item no.: 609456
for: Children's choir, piano
CHORBUCH
Item no.: 609429
Lehrerhandbuch (Neuauflage)
for: Children's choir (School class /music school group)
Teachers book
Item no.: 606843
auf ein Gedicht von Carl Busse (1872–1918)
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer
Study Score 1213
for: Choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 607649
A powerful choice for young choirs!
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Piano score, choir score
Item no.: 606802
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 605982
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 602582
Nur lieferbar in Verbindung mit Chorstimmen!
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 604322
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 604261
Erstdruck
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 603988
Psalm 126:5 Die mit Tränen säen, werden mit Freuden ernten.
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), 3 viole da gamba, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635508
für gem Chor a cappella
Die Psalmen aus dem evangelischen Gesangbuch
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 603133
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 602131
Kleine Partitur A4 = Klavierauszug
Revised Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Score
Item no.: 664305
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 584572
The Byrd Edition 1
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 333539
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 333319
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 334953
Ausgabe für Kinder (Orff-Instrumente, Gitarre, u.a.). Das große Miteinander in der geistlichen Feierstunde
for: Children's choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 336667
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 139547
Eingangschor aus der Kantate zum 27. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
aus dem Kantatenjahrgang "Musicalisches Lob Gottes in der Gemeine des Herrn"
for: Women's choir (SS/SA) [mixed choir (SSB/SAB)], 2 violins, basso continuo; viola ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 372587
Erstausgabe. Böhmisch-tschechische Musik.
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 366229
op. 21
Partitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 363884
Musik Aus Ostbayern Bd 57
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 363763
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 348669
Aus der Sammlung Pierre Attaignant
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 346488
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 344417
for: Women's choir (SA), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 340001
aus: Judas Maccabäus
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 339485
aus: Fünf Motetten
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 338039
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1682195
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1671799
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1668518
aus: Psalmen Davids
Psalmkonzert
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1668475
Ein junges Musical
für Menschen zwischen 8 und 14 Jahren
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 1668235
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