Choral singing has enchanted young and old alike for centuries, and is undoubtedly one of the most important pillars of European culture. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself the magic and beauty of the European choral tradition with Stretta Music today!
The goal of the first choral singing, be it early rhythmic intonations or Gregorian chant, was to take a mystical or spiritual moment and infuse it with song. Although originally linked mainly with religion, choral singing soon began to filter into many other cultural spheres, for example in the very popular plays of ancient Greece.
Amazingly, polyphony has been around since as early as the 9th century. It began with simple two-part compositions, the first part, the "vox principalis", was a Gregorian chant, and the second part, the "vox organalis" moved in parallel fifths or fourths. This strict system slowly relaxed over the centuries, and gradually the third and fourth voices were added, and musical forms like Motets, Masses and Madrigals began to emerge. This polyphonic development led to the birth of the Renaissance Period, and the boundaries of polyphony continued to be pushed and stretched through the Baroque Period.
With the beginning of the Baroque Period, the predominance of pure a cappella unaccompanied choral singing began to make way for instrumental choral music. Forms such as Opera, Oratorio and cantatas thrived, and have lost none of their expressive power to this day. In the 19th century the choir became part of the highest form of instrumental music, the Choral Symphony.
Today, there are very few musical disciplines which do not feature the choir in some shape or form. The choir is invaluable for Spirituals & Gospel and often features in Film Music. The choir also plays a pivotal role in the theatre, in Opera, Operetta, Musicals and straight plays. The choir can provide solace in a Requiem, or help expresses joy at a Wedding or a Baptism.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 681512
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; double bass, percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1343138
HWV 283
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 382958
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 684743
from "Vesperae solennes de Confessore" KV 339
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), bassoon, strings, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 375732
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 365427
Schulmusical - Ein spannendes Vergnügen in 4 Liedern mit kurzen Sprecheinlagen für 1-stimmigen Chor (ab 11 Jahren), zwei Sprecher und Klavier - Der Kinderchor Band 10
for: Children's choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 607611
for: Male choir (TBarBarB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 107215
from "Vesperae solennes de Confessore"
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), bassoon, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 117052
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680203
Like as the hart longs / Wie der Hirsch schreit
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (STTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 235287
Theme from Songs of Sanctuary
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 466853
for SATB choir (with soprano solo) and strings or keyboard
New Horizons
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 484479
for: Choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 613828
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 432664
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for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 212829
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 681261
Bärenreiter Urtext-Ausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 425834
Second version with the variant of the Osanna in excelsis and the Cum Sancto Spiritu Fugue from the first version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116963
aus: Messiah
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 177706
Fassung für Sinfonieorchester (1900)
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 432762
Dramma giocoso in two acts
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116415
Piano Part for rehearsal purposes only
Durand French Choral Masters
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 765992
One Smiling Summer Morning
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907747
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 155819
Opera Vocal Score Series (Ricordi)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260576
für Frauenchor a cappella
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 613676
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 194141
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 463471
Urtext based on the Complete Edition “Jean Sibelius Works” (JSW)
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1340707
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 223901
Traditional
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 775347
Zwei Vater unser-Vertonungen (althochdeutsch/latein)
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1670728
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) II/5 (Gesamtausgabe, Urtextausgabe) (Complete edition, Urtext)
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 215847
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 120937
Oratorium Hob. XXI:2,
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 605234
completed and edited by Frieder Bernius & Uwe Wolf
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 665327
Orgelfassung mit zusätzlichen Stimmen von Violoncello und Kontrabass
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 767530
Die Carus-Neuausgabe dieses Werkes enthält die Chorfuge Nr. 6, die in Mendelssohns Autograph zu finden ist und auch bei der Uraufführung musiziert wurde.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 205041
Stuttgarter Vivaldi-Ausgaben
Revidierte Auflage
for: 3 soloists (SSA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696380
a cappella motet from "Stabat mater"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 634432
Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 763305
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 300342
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 388778
Chorus Series Nr. 95
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 362311
Psalm 121
for: Mixed choir (SATB), violin, viola, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 422922
Cantata for the feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 673075
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1652373
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