Choral music, it’s music that is made by a group called a choir with two or more voices singing in the same time . Choral music is a polyphonal this means it consists of many voices and sounds. Amid the 14th century, the learning of music helped singers improve their performance, from the information and what they learned about music. when it hit the 15th century, choral music was supported by many of the people around the world and lots of people were demanding this type of music so composers wrote many vocal works. In Europe composers wrote vocal music and other types of music for 4 different people to sing, yet have equal important voices; the soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The Latin Mass got to standout amongst the most critical musical types of the Renaissance. Thousands of mass settings were being written by composers during this time of life. Here are various types of choral music, a cappella, anthem, cantata, motet and oratorio. …show more content…
Second you have an Anthem which is a choral or vocal composition, usually this is used with a religious or political piece of music, that may or may not have backup. Third is a cantata which is an Italian word cantare, which means "to sing." In its early form, cantatas means it's a music piece that must be sung. However, as with any musical form, the cantata has changed through the years. A cantata is a vocal work with different developments and instrumental backup. Motet is a short piece of Latin music that is sung immediately after the Offertorium or takes the place of the Offertorium. And atlast the last piece of music is Oratorio; an oratorio is a long piece of music for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra. Although the oratorio is often about holy subjects, it may also deal with semi-sacred subjects. This big group work is often compared to an opera, but unlike the opera, the oratorio usually doesn't have acting, costumes and scenery in its