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 a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760314
Geistliches Volkslied aus dem 16. Jahrhundert
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1667191
Swedish Carols Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1651909
Weihnachtslied
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 781651
Kantate zum Advent/Weihnachten
für Tenor, gemischten Chor, Streicher, Orgel
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 656588
"Christkindlmesse"
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 775032
de Nativitate Circumsione et Epifania Domini
aus: Musici Operis
Prag, 1586
for: Mixed choir (SATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6084
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 916929
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1022167
Krippenspiel – Weihnachtsmusical
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 690951
Glory Sound Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1123424
Oratorium
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 274625
in Adventu Domini Nostri Jesu Christi
aus: Musici Operis
Prag, 1586
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4386
GIA Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1160066
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1059410
Bring and raise Offerings
Final movement of the Christmas Oratorio, op. 12
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 665181
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1154153
Swiss Composers Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1549533
für gemischten Chor
nach Texten von Ulrike Krumm
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 680829
für Sopran, Chor, 2 Trompeten, 2 Violinen, Baß und Pauken
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 194934
Edition Vieweg (Musikschätze vergangener Zeiten)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 176756
for: Children's choir, piano
Item no.: 193489
Kinder-Weihnachtsmusical für Darsteller, Kinderchor und Instrumente
Chorpartitur
for: Children's choir, actors, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 577927
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 555059
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 297372
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 208362
Missa in Honorem Nativitatis Domini Nostri Jesu Christi
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 326748
für Soli, Darsteller, Kinderchor und Klavier (Instrumente ad lib)
Playback-CD
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 319701
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 489433
für Kinderchor und Klavier (andere Instrumente ad lib)
Ein Modernes Krippenspiel
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 556853
Graduale u. Offertorium für die 3. Messe des Weihnachtsfestes, mit Orchester u. Orgel
Österreichische Kirchenmusik Band 5
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 309557
Johann Hinrich Wichern erfindet den Adventskranz
Musical für Kinder und Erwachsene
for: Children's choir, narrator, instruments
Score
Item no.: 487515
am zweiten Weihnachtstag
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 367092
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 559799
Christrosenlied
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 578496
für Männerchor a cappella
Singpartitur
for: Male choir
Vocal score
Item no.: 120161
HCCS - Helbling Choral Concert Series
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 154259
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 402952
Kleine Weihnachtskantate für verschiedene Besetzungen
for: 1–3 soloists, mixed choir [children's choir], flexible ensemble, organ
Score
Item no.: 149566
for: Mixed choir, melodic instruments, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 127788
aus dem Weihnachts-Oratorium
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 117128
für Soli (ATB), gem. Chor, 2 Hörner, Streicher, Bc
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 372270
Choralia
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 168632
Entstehungszeit evtl. um 1610
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1668623
aus: Christus op. 97
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1338912
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338828
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1338533
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338044
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