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
Choir score
Item no.: 157426
Kantate zum Neujahrsfest HoWV II.29
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 772190
KV 195 (186d)
Klavierauszug
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1670757
Weihnachtsoratorium in zwei Teilen
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 635702
für 6 Stimmen - SSAATTB
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 633612
also insert movements for the Magnificat
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 672992
Kantate zum 1. Weihnachtstag
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680076
Cantatas I–III
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663805
Wie die Weihnachtsbotschaft in die Welt kam
Singspiel für Kinder von 6 bis 10 Jahren
for: Children's choir, piano; instruments ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 686654
D 379
Partitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 423781
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1337954
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1337921
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339506
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339466
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339234
KV 49
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 1556909
in Nativitate Domini in nocte
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1664364
Oratorium für Sprecher, Soli, gem Chor und Orchester
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 663947
für Sprecher, Soli, Kinderchor und kleines Orchester – Textblatt schwäbisch
Für Kinder ab 8 Jahren geeignet.
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Lyric book
Item no.: 153323
New Novello Choral Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 330416
Messe für die Heilige Christnacht
Revidierte und liturgisch ergänzte Neuauflage
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [organ]
Score
Item no.: 327041
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588203
Flexi-Band [4 Parts] & Chorus SATB, Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Glockenspiel & Drum Set optional
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flexible ensemble (4 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 599307
Flexi-Band [4 Parts] & Chorus SATB, Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussions & Drum Set optional
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flexible ensemble (4 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 599301
Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Glockenspiel & Drum Set optional
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596821
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595164
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 1023505
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 229786
Die Kantate 108
for: Soloist (soprano), children's choir (1 voice), mixed choir (SATB), strings
Score
Item no.: 279122
Magnifikat
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 230991
aus: Magnificat
Es-Dur-Fassung, transponiert nach D-Dur
for: Mixed choir (SSAB), organ; 4 melodic instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 235534
aus: Christus-Oratorium
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Score
Item no.: 423059
With Chorus SATB
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589287
for: Mixed choir (SATB), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672018
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594484
Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussions & Drum Set optional
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 590817
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1252422
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 491173
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 475482
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 3 recorders, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo, organ
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 616052
Oratorio de Noël (Ausgabe nach dem Erstdruck von 1869)
Fassung mit deutschem Text
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 189238
Christmas Oratorio
after the first edition of 1869
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Study score
Item no.: 164116
Böhmische Hirtenmesse
Frei gedichteter Messtext alternativ in deutscher oder tschechischer Sprache
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 160198
Cantata for the 1st day of Christmas
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 137437
Oxford Christmas Carols
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 920396
Sacred Christmas Choral
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 807387
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 810633
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 579126
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