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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.
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
Messa delle Benedicenza in C
Kirchenmusik der Wiener Klassik
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 684894
Offertorium pro omni Tempore
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 464008
Kindermusical nach dem Gleichnis vom Barmherzigen Samariter (Lk 10, 25-37)
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Single part Bass instrument
Item no.: 691797
Sinfonische Kantate I
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688778
Sinfonische Kantate I
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688773
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 611216
Oratorium
BR-CPEB D 3 (Wq 240)
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1596280
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1010208
Cantata for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bachausgaben
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771436
MH 12, 1758 (cavor)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 695790
MH 12, 1758 (cavor)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Single parts Violins 1 and 2
Item no.: 695788
Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach–Ausgaben (Urtext)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 680691
Cantata for a wedding
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 673214
Kantate zum 21. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673171
Kantate zum 15. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 673154
ergänzt und herausgegeben von Frieder Bernius & Uwe Wolf
Violine 1
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672052
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), violin solo
Single part Violin
Item no.: 1093143
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 642805
Beatus vir
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), 2 oboes, 2 string orchestras, 2 organs
Single part(n)
Item no.: 424260
Choral
Die deutsche Fassung des Te Deums entstand als Auftragskomposition zum 1000jährigen Bestehen des Deutschen Reiches im Berliner Dom.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 423878
Entstand während Campras Zeit als Kapellmeister an der Pariser Kathedrale als Auftragswerk für einen Gottesdienst im Andenken an den verstorbenen Erzbischof von Paris.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424921
Cantata for the 19th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 624387
MH 826
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237759
Symphonie-Kantate
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235371
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); double bass, organ ad lib.
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1105642
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230661
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230660
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230170
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236279
Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233398
Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233396
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 274007
ZWV 13
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
for: 6 soloists (SSAATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236958
Requiem
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 762116
Kantate für Männerchor, Solostimme und Bläser
for: Male choir (TTBB), precentor, brass winds
Single part Horn 1/2 (F)
Item no.: 679954
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Cello [Basso continuo] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 463054
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771657
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 371246
Kantate zum 5. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233410
Kantate zum 4. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233334
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233273
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232677
for: Mixed choir (SATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232615
D 49
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232266
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