In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument
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The Composers
So much of what many of us would think of as choral music is traditional, centuries-old works, things our parent and grandparents grew up with, but that’s really not the be-all and end-all of choral works. There are many talented, genius composers of the last century and a bit, who have created some beautiful, stellar works that are being sung by choirs around the world today. |
Composers of Standards and Musicals
These are some the composers of the Great American Songbook along with composers of modern Broadway musicals.
Composers of Modern Pop Music
Many pop songs are written but only some can stand the test of time. In the modern pop era there have been some standout composers whose songs will live forever.
20th Century Choral Composers
The 20th century was an interesting time for choral music as new composers created works unlike anything that had come before.
Modern Choral Composers
Choral music is one of the oldest musical genres and has been with us for over 1,000 years and yet still there are great new compositions from a new generation of talented composers. This is a list of many of them.
Composers Early Music
Choral music is one of the earlist forms of music and the composers of this music were real pioneers in the concept of notated and arranged voices.
Classical Composers of Choral and Vocal Music
The 19th century was the golden age of classical music and, although much was orchestral, there is plenty of great choral composistions as well.