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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.
from "The Wizard of Oz"
Concert Festival
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 635239
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, harp, organ
Score
Item no.: 635151
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 644833
for: Mixed choir (SATB), parish, orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 696974
for: Women's choir (2 parts), piano
Score
Item no.: 745881
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 576572
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 564212
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 658575
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 685337
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 586944
for three-part Choir and Piano
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 679768
for Women's Choir (SSAA) and Piano
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 679690
for Mixed Choir (SATB) and Piano
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 679671
for Men's Choir (TBB) and Piano
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Male choir (TBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 679649
for Women's Choir (SSA) and Piano
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 679646
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; brass winds, timpani ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 370479
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Score
Item no.: 367802
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 492775
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 469992
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 466542
for: School class
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 578271
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 566007
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 564037
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 478149
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 682525
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 659286
Toshima Rice Pounding Song (Japanese worksong)
Series: Ring of Fire / Songs of the Pacific Rim
for: Women's choir (4 voices) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 656166
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1533118
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1533103
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1533061
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1533046
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532839
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 686930
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, percussion) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 674174
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 445974
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 366780
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 362563
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 376202
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano; violin ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1160539
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 814130
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 812138
Arrangement for soloists, choir and organ
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1549500
for: Mixed choir, wind ensembles
Piano reduction
Item no.: 645825
For children's chorus (even voices) or soprano, narrator and soloists
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Piano reduction
Item no.: 818400
from "My Fair Lady" for male choir (TTBB) and piano
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 1681077
for: Male choir
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 1651730
Festival Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1712083
"Christ lag in Todes Banden"
Cantata for Easter Sunday
– Graduated prices on request –
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1703391
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