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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.
based on "The Creation" by Joseph Haydn
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1671803
Orgelsolomesse
Süddeutsche Kirchenmusik des Barock Band 22
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; 2 violas, 2 horns (F), double bass ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1671793
für Bariton, gemischten Chor und Orchester
Ein kirchenmusikalisches Frühwerk des berühmten Opernkomponisten.
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1668638
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis TVWV 1:763, 1720
Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1667819
"Harmoniemesse" für vier Solostimmen, Chor, Orchester und Orgel
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 1677548
Schneller Foxtrott
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1668531
Fragments Symphoniques
Urtext der Suiten
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1690316
Messa di Gloria
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1688068
Musical foray through the undergrowth
Compositions for choir a cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Audio-CD
Item no.: 1690805
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1677414
nach dem Marsch "Wien bleibt Wien"
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1666748
"Was gleicht wohl auf Erden" aus der Oper "Der Freischütz"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1667585
"Summ und brumm, du gutes Rädchen"
Frauenchor, Klavier vierhändig
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1689552
Choralmotette
for: 2 mixed choirs (SSATTB/ ATB), basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1664769
The traditional Mass in Spanish
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, narrator, flexible ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1669792
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1664850
8. Terpsichore "Hilaris Terpsichore ter pede terram"
Schott Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1652972
Nr. 1 aus: Drei Marienlieder op. 65
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1677271
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1611204
Nr 1 aus: Vier Adventsmotetten nach Gregorianischen Motiven
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1654034
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [piano]
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 638373
My Only Joy
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1040176
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 913123
"Somewhere my Love" (Lara's Theme) aus David Lean's Film "Doktor Schiwago"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1666989
Gott sei mir gnädig
Für 2 Chöre und Instrumente
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1653732
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1660482
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 644060
Kantate für 2 Solostimmen (SB) und Bearbeitung für Chor, Instrumente und Basso continuo
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1658882
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1664263
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1678209
for: Choir
Choir folder
Item no.: 1655176
(Hymne an die Zukunft)
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1670508
Schlusschor aus "Messias" HWV 56
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1671106
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1651852
Poème de George-Day
Luytt Music Editions
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [4 voices (SATB)]
Score
Item no.: 1659927
Das Chorwerk 50
for: 6 soloists (SSTTTB), mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1660707
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1664651
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1664704
Foxtrott
aus "Maske in Blau"
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 1664705
for: Mixed choir (3–4 parts) a cappella
Item no.: 1664926
Soll ich denn mein junges Leben...
Aufgenommen mit HEINO auf EMI/Electrola
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1668083
aus der Oper "Zar u. Zimmermann" für gem Chor, Bsolo, Orch (Klav)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1668457
Konzertoper in 2 Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1653876
Psalm 117
for: Women's choir (3 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1653878
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano; rhythm group ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1658520
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1653364
Gentry Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1653502
for Soprano solo, Mixed Choir (SATB) and String Orchestra
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1658556
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