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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.
Joseph Martin Kraus – Musikalische Werke
Urtext
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797917
1756/1760
Telemann-Archiv – Urtext Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771580
1756/1760
Telemann-Archiv – Urtext Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771578
Warburton E 14
Responsorium. Mailänder Vesperpsalm
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 693165
Reformationskantate
Urtext
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 691360
Kantate zum Sonntag nach Neujahr
Violine 2
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 681097
Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach–Ausgaben (Urtext)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680687
Cantata for a wedding
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673210
ergänzt und herausgegeben von Frieder Bernius & Uwe Wolf
Viola 2
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672050
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 Oboe
Item no.: 676173
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1644905
"Coronation Mass"
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 262150
"Great Mass in C minor"
reconstructed and completed by Ulrich Leisinger
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), 2 mixed choirs, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 694036
"Great Mass in C minor"
reconstructed and completed by Ulrich Leisinger
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), 2 mixed choirs, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 694033
Hob. XXIIIc:4a-d
for: Choir, orchestra
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 401279
Hob. XXIIIc:4a-d
for: Choir, orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 401277
für Soli, Chor und Orchester
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 296875
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 296313
"Coronation Mass"
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 446870
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424246
für Frauenchor, Streicher und Orgel
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623072
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 344920
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043717
for: Male choir (TTBB), concert band
Single part Horn 2 (E-flat)
Item no.: 204609
for: Male choir (TTBB), concert band
Single part Trumpet 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 204607
for: Male choir (TTBB), concert band
Single part Clarinet 1 (B-flat)
Item no.: 204599
Oratorium für Soli, gemischten Chor, Orchester und Basso continuo
for: 4 soloists (SMezTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 681270
"The harp that once thro' Tarra's halls"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [harp, string orchestra]
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 375978
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1160977
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 638276
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 638224
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part bass
Item no.: 1634116
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 326561
6th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 372788
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 669211
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 777463
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), strings, basso continuo; 4 soloists (SSAA) ad lib.
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690717
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 817407
for: Male choir, piano
Single part 2
Item no.: 272652
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 493934
Cantata for Easter Tuesday
Third version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 746026
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Viola da gamba 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 612474
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass ad lib.
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 1672630
for: Narrator, flexible ensemble (school orchestra); children's choir ad lib.
Oboe (orchestral part)
Item no.: 677044
for: Narrator, flexible ensemble (school orchestra); children's choir ad lib.
Saxophone alto in E-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 677023
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 171637
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 292135
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1669162
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