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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: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777737
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 777733
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 746324
from Mary Poppins Returns
Disney Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 745725
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 745192
for: Mixed choir (SAT), piano
Score
Item no.: 1714318
for: Mixed choir (SATB), the parish, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 657817
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 226634
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 363741
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 803003
for: Mixed choir (SATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 564934
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 362566
for: 3 equal voices [women's choir/male choir]
Score
Item no.: 5687
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1659424
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 696379
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1533114
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 683067
for: Children's choir (2 voices), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1668699
Reconstruction by Klaus Hofmann
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1316883
for: Choir (2 voices) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 817947
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1533011
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano; instruments ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1653341
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1715663
Gospelsong (Pfingsten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 730168
Original Title: Auld Lang Syne
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 740776
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1715709
from Titration
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1715678
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 774715
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo; oboe ad lib.
Organ score
Item no.: 279254
from Titration
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1715679
for: Mixed choir (SATB), rhythm section [piano]
Piano score, Choir score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 8053
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, choir score, audio files (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 8026
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, choir score, audio files (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 8024
for: Women's choir [male choir] (3 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 3105
in G-Dur
TVWV 9:18
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 671647
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 611849
from "My Fair Lady" for male choir (TTBB) and piano
for: Male choir, piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 340213
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 314817
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 110236
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 669504
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
Item no.: 634039
for mixed chorus (SATB) a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 676319
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1557019
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532889
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532885
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532884
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532928
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1532850
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