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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.
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1340539
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1105708
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1105660
for: 2 favorit choirs (SSATB, SATB); 5 viole da gamba, double bass, organ ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 232082
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 232042
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 232035
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1160942
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 691936
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 688766
for: Children's choir (3 voices)
Choir score
Item no.: 632298
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 341580
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 231977
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 231891
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 231818
for: Children's choir (2 parts), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 231491
for: Soloists, children's choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 231278
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 230928
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 230897
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 230881
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1043829
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 642761
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano, percussion
Choir score
Item no.: 673241
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano, percussion
Choir score
Item no.: 673235
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 580628
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 473336
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1043483
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 643760
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 556111
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 262341
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1557078
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1120920
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1118071
for: Mixed choir (SATB), precentor; the parish, orchestra, organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1043617
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Choir score
Item no.: 797926
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 580608
for: Male choir (4 parts)
Choir score
Item no.: 123915
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 478444
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 311758
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin (orchestral part)
Item no.: 604476
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1690085
for: Children's choir, instruments
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1672730
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1671146
Swiss Composers Series
for: 2 soloists (MezBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1671542
Bearbeitung für Soli, Chor, 2 Klaviere und Pauken ad lib (arr. S. Bartmann)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos; timpani ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 1689709
Mark Foster
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1124624
Shawnee Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126306
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1142743
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1086025
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