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.
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595045
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 588142
Brass Band
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 594194
Blasorchester
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589044
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314924
comic opera
Musica Britannica 72
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 929468
Musica Britannica 58
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 930630
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 341494
Hector Berlioz. New Edition of the Complete Works (NBE) 19
for: Orchestra; mixed choir (SSTTBB) ad lib.
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116886
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 460653
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1677441
Cantiones profanae
for: 3 soloists (SABar), mixed choir (SATB), children's choir, orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 287315
Arrangement for chamber orchestra (Linckelmann)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 779192
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/28/2
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 634161
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1655473
for: 6 soloists (SSAATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 1106010
op. 89
for: Mixed choir (SAATBB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1596319
Texte de Nathalie Nabert, inspiré de la Bible
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), 2 organs
Music score
Item no.: 148334
Orchestra version
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1136502
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 107009
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 983448
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 984030
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 920954
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 831906
Second, Revised Edition
Musica Britannica 8
for: Voices
Score
Item no.: 556691
for: Choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 929439
Musica Britannica 41
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 931403
masque in three acts
Musica Britannica 3
for: Soloists, actors, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 931362
Critical Edition P. Kaiser
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1542645
Kommt, laßt uns anbeten
op.46 / MWV A 16, 1838
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 681948
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1013773
Ein Märchenspiel (2009) nach der Geschichte "Der selbstsüchtige Riese" von Oscar Wilde
Kindermusical - Komplettes Orchestermaterial
for: Children's choir, narrator, chamber orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 634159
Oratorium in drei Teilen
Carl Loewe Edition Band 14
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1009482
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 307779
Psalm 109
Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (HHA) III/1
Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 658617
Süßmayr-Version
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 663429
für Soli, gem Chor und Orchester
Partitur
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 492041
Oratorio on Words from the Holy Scriptures
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 341541
Oratorio on Words from the Holy Scriptures
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 292512
Auszug aus dem 4. Satz der Neunten Sinfonie
leicht bearbeitet für Chor (zwei- bis dreistimmig) und kleines Orchester
for: Mixed choir (SABar), orchestra
Score, Piano reduction, Set of parts, 10 Choir scores
Item no.: 300194
(Irland)
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano; instruments ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 1545826
Opera in two acts op. 50
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1031288
729 Übe-MP3s auf DVD-ROM zum gleichnamigen Chorbuch
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
DVD-ROM (learning video)
Item no.: 497348
Oratorium für Sprecher, Soli, gem Chor und Orchester
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 663947
Musica Britannica 98
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 929245
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1669153
14 Kompositionen für Frauen-, Männer- und gemischte Chöre
Hector Berlioz. New Edition of the Complete Works (NBE) 14
for: Choir, piano
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 878453
Sacrae lectiones ex Propheta Iob, Lectiones sacrae novem ex libris Hiob (Die Klagen des Hiob)/ Lectiones matutinae de nativitate Christi
Orlando di Lasso. Sämtliche Werke (Neue Reihe) 19
for: Choir
Gesamtausgabe, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 116274
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