The Great Choral Classics
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- Created on: 08-04-14 13:20
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- The Great Choral Classics
- Then
- The Great Choral Classics
- In the Renaissance and Baroque times, most choral music was for church.
- In Catholic churches, masses were sung as part of the service. A requiem was mass for the dead
- Oratorios are Bible stories set to music.
- Bach and Handel became famous for their masses and oratorios
- In Catholic churches, masses were sung as part of the service. A requiem was mass for the dead
- Handel's Messiah is a famous oratorio which tells the story of Jesus' life
- Bach and Handel became famous for their masses and oratorios
- Choruses in operas were the main non-secular choral music. Operas told love stories and were performed onstage. The chorus explained what was going on
- Now
- 20th and 21st century choirs are smaller, with 80-130 members.
- 20th century choral works are written for chamber choir and orchestra, which means they are smaller and performed in rooms or chambers rather than concert halls
- Chamber choirs have 20-25 members and may have been a reaction against 19th century composers who composed pieces for massive choirs
- Professional choirs perform in concert halls, and amateur choirs perform in school halls or churches, even if they are not religious
- Composers like Schoenberg, Messiaen and Penderecki experimented with atonal music, discordant sounds and clashing harmonies. These were difficult to sing and listen to
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