Looking for something to inspire your local choir or choral society? Our extensive range of choral repertoire includes works for Mixed Choir, Male Voice Choir, Female Voice Choir, Children’s & Youth Choirs, and Senior’s Choir, singing a Capella, with piano accompaniment, and with various other ensembles up to full orchestra.
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.
for: School class
Book, CD
Item no.: 972804
for: 2 soloists (mezzo, baritone), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Playback-CD (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 664909
Übe-CDs für Chorsänger - Sopran
Carus Choir Coach
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
3 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 672054
Praktische Stimmbildung für Jugendliche.
Starter-Set (Buch, 10 Chorpartituren und CD)
for: Youth choir, piano
Conductor's book with CD, 10 choir scores (set)
Item no.: 678422
Das Handbuch zum Akkord–Navi
(incl. Akkord-Navi)
for: Musicians
Music lesson book
Item no.: 618811
Corsi di introduzione alla musica
for: School class
Study book
Item no.: 1209960
for: School class
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 776322
for: School class
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 765898
for: School class
Book, DVD
Item no.: 1207524
from op. 19
for: Mixed choir (SATBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 731907
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 731024
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 731018
op. 33/1
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 740383
aus: Schott's Chorbuch II
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 740362
aus: Das Weihnachtskonzert
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753997
for: School class
Music score, online media
Item no.: 1556028
for: Choir
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1026756
for: Choir
Students book
Item no.: 1026754
for: School class
Music score
Item no.: 642109
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Playback-CD (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 770540
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part bass)
Item no.: 676765
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Alto
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
2 Playback-CDs (choir part alto)
Item no.: 310868
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Tenor
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
2 Playback-CDs (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 135001
for: Youth choir, piano
Choir book, Playback-CD
Item no.: 662237
Ideen zur Rhythmisch-musikalischen Förderung in Kita und Grundschule
Klassenmusizieren (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Children's choir (School class /music school group)
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 622377
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Tenor
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Playback-CDs (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 313794
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Bass
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Bass)
Item no.: 299203
Método para la creación de un coro de niños y no tan niños
for: Children's choir
Music lesson book
Item no.: 768962
for: School class
Students book
Item no.: 1207662
Música y movimiento
Juegos y cuentos infantiles, 7 años
for: School class
Students book, playback-CD
Item no.: 766606
Percorsi propedeutici per l'educazione e la pratica vocale
for: School class
Music lesson book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 1207548
Nella scuola dell'infanzia
for: School class
Book, CD
Item no.: 1207573
Repertorio di canto ambrosiano
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 1008987
Etüde E-Dur op. 10/3 (Tristesse)
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 346579
Übe-CDs für Chorsänger - Bass
Carus Choir Coach
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
3 Playback-CDs
Item no.: 671997
Ejercicios prácticos
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music lesson book
Item no.: 641889
Un viaggio emozionante tra musica e parole
for: School class
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1552777
Corsi di introduzione alla musica
for: School class
Study book
Item no.: 1209967
per il coro liturgico ed amatoriale
for: Choir
Study book
Item no.: 776217
proposte di educazione musicale per bambini della prima infanzia
for: School class
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 775403
Choral Singing – The Easy Way to Learn. Progress through Private Practice
Choral Part Alto
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Playback-CDs (choir part alto)
Item no.: 605901
op. 50/4
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753993
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753986
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753959
zum Fest des Hl. Antonius von Padua
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 740389
for: Choir
2 Books (softcover)
Item no.: 213666
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano; flute ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1654489
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 642140
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