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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.
Schöpfungsmesse
Hob. XXII:13
Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236625
Instrument 2 (Alto)
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Violin 2 [Oboe 2] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234216
Version Hellmann/Glöckner
Edition published in cooperation with the Bach-Archiv Leipzig, reconstructed version (2001)
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 234123
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233910
Cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233844
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (version in g minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233817
Kantate zum 22. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233750
Kantate zum 7. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233641
B minor BWV 103
Cantata for the Sunday of Jubilate
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233592
D 739
Chorpartitur
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 237998
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237922
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237921
Graduale in C
– Graduated price on demand –
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 237898
für Soli, Chor und Orchester
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237720
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237705
for: Children's choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Single part(n)
Item no.: 231492
Ein Singspiel über Lukas 2,1-20
for: Soloists, children's choir, keyboard
Set of parts
Item no.: 231385
for: Children's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 231332
Singspiel
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 231273
for: Children's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 231230
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 230248
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Bassoon (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230105
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 229840
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity/all occasions
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB) [SB/TB/SATB], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 232854
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity/all occasions
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB) [SB/TB/SATB], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232841
Cantata for the 14th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben · Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 232834
Kantate zum 19. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232755
Hochzeitsdialog
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), violin, 3 violas, basso continuo
Single part Violin
Item no.: 232551
Choralkantate I
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 232417
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Score
Item no.: 729125
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 331361
aus "12 Geistliche Gesänge "
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309707
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 309275
for: Male choir (3 voices)
Score
Item no.: 309248
Als Fell der Geiferer
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 308843
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 308654
Drei Studentenlieder 2
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 308627
aus dem Bühnenweihfestspiel "Parsifal"
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 308438
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 306980
for: Male choir
Item no.: 304091
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 423201
Chiemsee-Messe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, 2 clarinos (C), timpani, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 377131
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 645423
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 644685
Nr. 3 aus: Drei Marianische Motetten
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 644087
für Soli, gem Chor und Orchester (1692)
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 641952
Kleine Orgelsolomesse in B
Hob. XXII:7
zusätzliche Trompetenstimmen von Michael Haydn
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Trumpet 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 641585
aus: Seebilder
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 641541
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