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.
Ausgabe in D
Pauken in D/A
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Timpani (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672157
Ausgabe in Es
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Flute (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690451
Ausgabe in Es
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Timpani (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690460
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5400
Volkslied für gemischten Chor (SAB)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2385
aus "Musae Sioniae" (1609)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1140
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5399
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3528
Hymnus in Dominicis et Feriis Adventus Domini
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3535
Ausgabe in D
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Flute (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690443
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 386041
for: Voice (alto)
Item no.: 386038
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 386040
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 386039
(Text aus "Winnetou III")
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3050
für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir (SATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2181
für zwei Stimmen und Generalbass ad lib.
aus: Musae Sioniae, 9. Teil
for: Women's choir (SS) [2 solo voices]; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 2790
op. 176, Nr. 9
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1372
Communio zum 4. Advent
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4435
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 246291
aus "50 geistliche Lieder und Psalmen" (Nürnberg, 1586)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1415
nach einem Chanson von Jacob Arcadelt
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1195
aus "Musae Sioniae" (1607)
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Sheet music
Item no.: 1430
für zwei Stimmen und Generalbass ad lib.
aus: Musae Sioniae, 9. Teil
for: Women's choir (SA) [2 solo voices]; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 2791
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 336309
for: Male choir
Item no.: 478407
Choral aus der Kantate BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 242373
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 366161
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 147950
(Ostern)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730048
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 733558
(Pfingsten)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 744551
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753815
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 743502
nach Ps. 96 (Lieder nach Texten des AT (Psalmen u.a.))
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730064
Text: Nach Georg Niege 1592; Mel.: 16. Jahrhundert (Gottesdienst)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753393
Text: Ps. 55,23; 108,5; 25,3 (Lieder nach Texten des AT (Psalmen u.a.))
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730067
(Himmelfahrt)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 737819
Mel.: Leipzig 1573, bei Seth Clavisius 1594 (Gottesdienst)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753397
"Ave, Marry"
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730717
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 733556
(Passion)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730045
Engel-Terzett aus dem "Elias"; Text: Psalm 121 (Lieder nach Texten des AT (Psalmen u.a.))
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753401
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753810
Halle 1708 (Gottesdienst)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730060
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730708
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730709