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.
Walton Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985517
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Book
Item no.: 993521
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 985180
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 984985
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984887
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 984861
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 984755
Klassik
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 984419
Klassik
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 984202
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 952148
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 952019
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Book
Item no.: 993278
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Book
Item no.: 993193
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 993128
4 Voix Mixtes - Chansons Francaises
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 993125
Acht Motetten
for: Choir
Book
Item no.: 989335
Raymond Hoffman Co
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001679
Gentry Publications
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001651
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001616
Acht Motetten
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 990012
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 775772
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 775766
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 775234
from Les Misérables
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 809454
Cantata for the 4th Sunday in Advent.
Reconstruction Uwe Wolf
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 797224
Cantata for Ascension
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 797136
Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity.
Leipzig Version.
Reconstruction Masaaki Suzuki
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 797121
3rd Sunday after Epiphany
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 797051
e della Quaresima
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 777792
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 777689
Dramma in 3 atti e 5 quadri
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 776647
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 776633
Cantata for the 8th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 774873
Kantate zum 4. Advent HoWV II.7
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 772575
10 azioni liriche liberamente tratte dall'Orfeo del Poliziano
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 778874
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 778871
Per baritono solo, coro e orchestra
for: Soloist, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 778745
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778615
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778610
Per coro a 4 voci miste
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 778508
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778469
Cantata for Easter Sunday
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 769182
Discovery Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 810646
Bärenreiter-Chorblätter 150
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 868820
Bärenreiter-Chorblätter 152
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 868818
Requiem
Klavierauszug Anhang
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 762111
Coronation Anthem
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SAATBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 746010
Popkantate
for: Mixed choir (SAM); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 690742
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