New Releases

Carus publishes several hundred new releases each year – from short contemporary choral works to large-scale oratorios, from children’s musicals to operas, and from digital sheet music to new works in the practice app carus music, the Choir Coach. On these pages, you’ll find our latest releases. Enjoy browsing!
Louis Spohr: Calvary
Louis Spohr’s Des Heilands letzte Stunden (Calvary) from 1835 is one of the most important Passion oratorios of the 19th century. The text, written by the well-known publicist Friedrich Rochlitz, inspired Spohr to compose a magnificent setting of...

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Antonín Dvorák: Requiem
Dvorák’s mighty Requiem was commissioned for Birmingham’s renowned music festival. Since its premiere there in 1891 under the composer’s direction, it has enjoyed huge popularity. Although based on the liturgical Latin text, it was conceived from...

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Robert Schumann / Urs Stäuble (arr.): Requiem
„Der geistlichen Musik die Kraft zuzuwenden, bleibt ja wohl das höchste Ziel des Künstlers“ (“The artist’s supreme calling is to devote his energies to sacred music”). These words were written by Robert Schumann in January 1851 – even though, up...

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Choral Music Composed by Women
Choral Music Composed by Women features a total of 47 works for mixed choir. Women composers have always made significant contributions to the choral repertoire. Numerous hidden gems for mixed choir are ready and waiting to be performed in...

Choral collection, foreword in German and English

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Luigi Cherubini: Messe solennelle in d
How does a composer apply for a position at court? With their own music, of course! When, in 1810, Luigi Cherubini wanted to recommend himself as Joseph Haydn’s successor at the court of the Hungarian Prince Nikolaus II. Esterházy, he composed his...

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Gustav Holst: Christmas Day
Christmas Day by Gustav Holst is an artfully crafted fantasy on traditional English Christmas carols. Composed in 1910 for his students, the work weaves together well-known melodies such as “Good Christian Men, Rejoice” and “The First Nowell” into...

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Edward Elgar: Spanish Serenade
Edward Elgar’s Spanish Serenade “Stars of the Summer Night,” written in 1892 for mixed choir and orchestra, paints an enchanting picture of a balmy night in Spain. The text comes from a play by Henry Longfellow, where it appears as a nocturnal...

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