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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.
(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 290084
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1161071
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1160994
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1160903
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 247853
Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770613
for: Soloist, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 669907
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1639181
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1639179
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 556229
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1157504
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1157294
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1156841
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1150425
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 281841
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 810749
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 804224
for: Mixed choir, piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 798116
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 797743
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 797725
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 797706
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343259
(complete)
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 171916
Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 146739
Cantata for the first Advent
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 145463
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1011802
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1178771
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1178760
for: Choir, organ
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 1552731
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1186180
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1185744
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1190135
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1014937
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1316891
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 836654
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 836625
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 835285
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 835057
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 646827
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1186729
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SAB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1566556
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985233
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 661265
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 643077
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 641773
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 342969
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 159093
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 886817
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