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.
Kantate zum 3. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233216
Kantate zum Ratswechsel
Umgestaltung der gleichnamigen Kantate zum 12. Sonntag nach Trinitatis BWV 69a
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233158
for: 2 Soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), organ, percussion (2 players)
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 136336
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 135127
Kyrie und Gloria
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237150
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Clarinet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237135
aus: Messe in F (2. Fassung)
for: 6 soloists (SSATTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237069
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola d'amore (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233918
Cantata for the Sunday of Misericordias Domini
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230791
(enthält beide Fassungen)
for: Solo voice (soprano/tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [organ]
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1543930
mit Solisten aus dem Chor und kleinem Instrumentalensemble
Große Fassung
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Piano (orchestral part)
Item no.: 670367
for: Male choir (TTBB), violin; classical guitar, percussion ad lib.
Guitar, drums (single parts)
Item no.: 1557299
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 492310
for: Children's choir, instruments
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 152151
Ausgabe A
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 498345
Ein Musical für Kinder
nach dem Gleichnis Jesu aus dem Lukasevangelium
für Kinderchor und Instrumente
for: Children's choir, instruments
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 616430
6 Spirituals für 3stg. gem. Chor (SAM), Flöte, Klavier und Bass
for: Mixed choir (SABar), flute, double bass, piano
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 631808
vierchöriges geistliches Konzert
for: 4 mixed choirs, orchestra
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232179
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Favorit choir (SATB), chapell choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231922
Bis hin an des Kreuzes Stamm
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 2 violas ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 229722
Kantate zum Sonntag Jubilate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 213121
for: 2 favorit choirs (SSATB, SATB); 5 viole da gamba, double bass, organ ad lib.
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 647623
Psalm 112
Dresden version – First Edition
for: 3 soloists (SSA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 681063
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Single part(n)
Item no.: 387072
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Single part(n)
Item no.: 387069
für 9 Singstimmen und 9 Instrumente bearbeitet. Versch. Kürzungen, Gesamtdauer inkl. Pause 110 Min., originaler Notentext weitgehend erhalten.
for: Children's choir, 9 instruments
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235889
ZWV 84
Einzelstimme Va.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235272
KV 243
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235112
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237362
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232726
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 689544
Kantate zum Neujahrsfest HoWV II.29
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 772195
Wacht! Euch zum Streit gefasset macht
for: 6 soloists (SSSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 224771
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano
Single part Melody instrument (C)
Item no.: 1555453
Arrangement for strings, harp and organ
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 771669
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229789
Admonter Messe MH 530
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 695796
O singet unserm Gott ein neues Lied
Cannons Anthem (Second verison) – HWV 249b
for: Solo voice (soprano/alto), women's choir (SSA), oboe, 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 676214
Responsoria pro Hebdomada Sancta Violone
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Single part Violone [Double bass]
Item no.: 670527
zum Pfingstfest über Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043167
zum Osterfest Christ lag in Todes Banden
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043152
zum Pfingstfest über Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043133
zum Osterfest Christ lag in Todes Banden
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043120
über Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043115
Cantata for 25th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797211
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 367402
Choralkantate
Stuttgarter Buxtehude-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, violone, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 320547
Cantata for Easter Sunday
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 769174
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