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.
BWV 244
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116686
im Auftrag des Verbandes evangelischer Chöre in Hessen und Nassau
for: Mixed choir, band (piano, guitar, bass, drums, wind instruments)
Score
Item no.: 276250
Motet – "Jesu, meine Freude"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 226945
Choral Collection for mixed choir a cappella, occasionally with keyboard accompaniment
53 Choral works from six centuries
Conductor's score with CD
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella; keyboard instrument ad lib.
Choir book, Audio-CD
Item no.: 685359
50 pieces from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Baltic States
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 680587
Geistliche Lieder für die verschiedenen Anlässe des Kirchenjahres, Gospels und Spirituals für Frauenchöre
Band 1
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 347056
Songs from Disney-films
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 663809
12 Gospels mit Einsingübungen für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Staffelpreise auf Anfrage
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 676162
10 New Songs
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 495380
Eight songs for four-part vocal groups a capella
A Cappella Songbook 2
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 672757
Bayerisches Liederheft für Geselligkeit, Gemeinde, Gottesdienst
für 3-4 Stimmen (gemischter Chor/Gemeinde)
for: Mixed choir (2–4 parts) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 648481
Festmesse für gemischte Stimmen (SAB), a cappella oder mit Orgel und 2 Trompeten ad lib.
Die Orgelpartitur dient als Chorpartitur
for: Mixed choir (SAB); 2 trumpets, organ ad lib.
Organ score
Item no.: 679872
12 Chorsätze für gem. Chor (Gospelchor) und Instrumente
Chorpartitur mit Begleitakkorden
for: Mixed choir (SAT), piano; rhythm group (guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 649942
for: Youth choir [female choir] (SA), piano
Score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 621571
for female chorus (SSA) and piano
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 140449
The Complete Songbook
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Songbook
Item no.: 432378
30 frische Kanons
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book, CD
Item no.: 564575
Oratorium
Klavierauszug XL
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (XL format)
Item no.: 677222
for unison voices (chorus) and piano
Let's all sing - Collection for young Voices
Expressive Art (Choral)
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
Item no.: 684638
Entstanden zwischen 1965 und 1970 für verschiedene Schauspiel- und Zeichentrickfilme
in estnischen Kinderzimmern ein Klassiker
for: Children's choir, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 649498
for mixed choir (SATB) and piano
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 677247
Book 1: Five Pop Songs for Today's Choirs
for: Mixed choir (SAT), piano
Music score (anthology), online audio
Item no.: 563293
Shadow Water Music
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 558093
Chorlieder für 4 gemischte Stimmen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 655297
Oratorium für Soli, gemischten Chor, Orchester und Basso continuo
Erste kritische Ausgabe (Fassungen von 1747 und 1758/59)
Urtext Stuttgarter Händel-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SMezTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 677322
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 658659
around 40 choral settings for SATB, some with piano accompaniment
- Delivery of the CD in July 2019 -
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Conductor's score, audio CD
Item no.: 682690
28 renowned Oratorio Choruses and Choral Works from the 17th to the 20th Centuries
for mixed chorus (SAM) and piano (organ)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score (anthology)
Item no.: 682182
Six Canticles of Creation
John Rutter Anniversary Edition
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 641720
for female chorus and piano (organ)
Texts by Nick Fawcett
Volume 1
for: Women's choir (SA), piano [organ]
Piano score
Item no.: 473519
22 Complete Warm-Up Routines
for: Choir
Music lesson book
Item no.: 679795
Der weltbekannte Hit
Novello Choral Pops
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 552868
An arrangement of Freddie Mercury’s beautiful song from the album ‘A Night at the Opera’
for mixed chorus (SATB) a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 685331
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday in Advent (Reconstruction)
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 675044
for SATB and piano or small orchestra
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 660865
Chormusik aus Lateinamerika
Kuba, Kolumbien, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brasilien
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 677704
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 655156
Sinfonie-Kantate für drei Solostimmen (SST), gemischten Chor (SSAATB) und Orchester
Klavierauszug XL im Großdruck
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681541
für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Klavier
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 635867
British and irish Folk Songs for mixed Choir a cappella
Choral Conductor's Score with CD
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book, CD
Item no.: 680848
for female gospel soloist, mixed chorus(SATB) and jazz ensemble
for: Solo voice (S/A), mixed choir (SATB), jazz ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 680899
for Female Chorus (SSA) and Piano
Concert Festival Series
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 685033
Pop Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 659115
für drei Singstimmen (SSA) und Streicherbegleitung ad lib.
for: Women's choir (SSA), strings
Score
Item no.: 641151
Jubiläumsausgabe mit den beliebtesten Titeln der King's Singers
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 170482
from Frozen
Disney Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 655709
Songbook für Männerensemble
for: Male choir, piano
Choir book
Item no.: 649520
Church cantata – "Nun danket alle Gott"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben (revised edition)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680998
16 geistliche zeitgenössische Werke für gemischten Chor
New British Choral Music
for: Mixed choir; piano [organ]
Choir book
Item no.: 618387
geeignet für den Adventsgottesdienst
Französische Kirchenmusik – Urtext (erste kritische Ausgabe)
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 679014
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