Along with the many festive and sweet Advent customs, there are also joyous musical Advent traditions, such as coming together to sing The Great Advent Antiphons, and the highly popular combination of chocolate, cinnamon, and music known as the feast of Saint Nicholas. Browse our sheet music and scores, and find all the right music for Advent today!
Originally, Advent was significantly longer than today, it lasted from Saint Martin to the feast of the Epiphany. The current order, with four Sundays, was established in the 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great, after whom Gregorian chant is named. Each Advent Sunday has its own character, which differs a little in the Catholic and Protestant churches.
Advent music is strongly influenced by the fact that Advent was considered a “tempus clausum”, a “closed time”, in which lavish celebrations were forbidden, and it was for this reason that Johann Sebastian Bach was not allowed to perform all of his Advent Cantatas in Leipzig.
from "Josua"
for: 3 soloists (SSA/TTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 692188
Advent cantata
– Complete orchestral parts –
for: 3 voices (SSB), 2 violins, 2 violas, violone, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 643674
for: Chor (1-stimmig), 5 Trompeten, 3 Posaunen
Score
Item no.: 230655
Kantate zum ersten Advent
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: 1. Oboe, 2. Oboe, 1. Trompete, 2. Trompete, Pauke
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 280865
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 192101
Adventskantate
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 133019
Schlusschoral aus der Kantate "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben"
Ausgabe für gemischten Chor und Klavier
Piano reduction
Item no.: 483471
Motette für Sopran, Tenor und Orgel
for: Sopran, Tenor und Orgel
Score
Item no.: 602693
Chorale from the Cantata No. 147 "Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 607356
Cantata for the Feast of Visitation B. V. M.
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 329610
Hob. XXII:3
for: für gemischten Chor (SATB), Orgel und Streicher
Piano reduction
Item no.: 302559
Adventskantate für Alt solo, gemischten Chor und Kammerorchesterop. 8
for: Alt solo, gemischter Chor und Kammerorchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 634810
Die Orgelchoräle aus der Leipziger Originalhandschrift
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 116764
Cantata for the 4th Sunday of Advent
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116692
zu BE 2438 "Chor aktuell International" und BE 2439 "Let's get singing"
Chor aktuell
CD
Item no.: 479128
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 643177
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 565125
from: 32 Praeludia zu geistlichen Liedern vor zwey Claviere und Pedal
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 6370
for: gemischter Chor (SAATTBB)
Choir score
Item no.: 742358
für flexibles Ensemble
(Stimmen als PDF zum Ausdrucken auf DVD)
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Solo part(s), DVD
Item no.: 1664195
Weihnachtsheft für 4-6 stimmigen
Belchbläserchor
for: KAMMERMUSIK BLECHBLASINSTRUMENTE SEXTETTE
Item no.: 1658635
Weihnachtslied
Item no.: 1655078
BWV 659
for: Oboe [violin], organ [piano]
Score, solo part, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 1410
11 Chorale Settings / 2 Chorale Partitas / 9 Gugues / Partie / 8 Anonyma
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 735570
Chorale from the Cantata No. 147 "Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Music score
Item no.: 743400
Choralintrade
for: Wind ensemble; organ ad lib.
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 1559863
conatum 83
for: 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1684393
Choralvariationen
aus "Practische Orgelschule", op. 55
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4465
Buch
Item no.: 1658624
aus der Kantate 147
Festliche Musik Satz 2
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 676364
Fantasie und Variationen über deutsche Nikolauslieder
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557469
for: GCH (4-5) BLECH ORG
Score
Item no.: 313500
for: 5 Trompeten / 5 Hörner / 5 Klarinetten
Item no.: 293076
für 1-2 Instrumente (Stimmen) und Klavier (Gitarre)
Advent in Europa 3
for: 1–2 melodic instruments (C), piano [guitar]
Score, Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 671991
Geistliche Kantate für hohe Stimme, Altblockflöte (Vl.) und B.c. (komplett) (complete)
for: GES-H ABFL (VL) BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 551722
for: MCH GLO ORG
Score, Parts
Item no.: 486478
for: 5 INST (BFL)
Item no.: 169502
for: TRP (C/ES) KLAV
Item no.: 151733
for: Organ
Item no.: 408478
Adventskantate
Edition Vieweg (Musikschätze vergangener Zeiten)
for: GES-M FL BC
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 125276
for: Violin, organ
Item no.: 466636
for: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
Score
Item no.: 362125
"Tauet, ihr Himmel von oben"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 362737
for: Organ
Item no.: 460012
kompatibel mit den anderen Ausgaben des Bandes
for: 3 melodc instruments (B-flat)
Performance scores
Item no.: 1655104
Motet
No. 15 from "Geistliche Chor-Music"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); 6 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696751
Cantata for Advent HoWV II.1
for: 2 soloists (ST), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 620227
BR JCFB H 101
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 234214
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