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.
Chamber Orchestra Arrangment
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1651411
Opéra en 3 actes et 8 tableaux
Réduction par Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1666983
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1672198
für den Unterricht an allgemein bildenden Schulen
Chor in der Schule
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 560171
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 765212
Reprinted in the authoritative edition prepared by C. F. Peters, Leipzig, ca. 1910
for: Soloists, male choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 165311
Oper in 3 Akten op. 7
Revision nach den hinterlassenen endgültigen Korrekturen des Komponisten.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, children's choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124415
Balletto in un Prologo e una Veglia con dodici scene per soli, coro e orchestra
(dal racconto di Adalbert Stifter)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1652958
Oratorium
für Mezzosopran, Baßbariton, gem Chor und 15 Instrumente
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1669061
Oratorium für 5 Solostimmen (SSTBB), Chor und Orchester
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Conductor score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1681268
Oper in drei Bildern
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 676177
Oratorium für 5 Solostimmen (SSTBB), Chor und Orchester
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Conductor score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 146193
Oper in 4 Bildern
Musik unserer Zeit
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 166053
Musica Sacra
for: Mixed choir (SATB), rhythm group (piano/keyboard, guitar, bass, drums), concert band
25 choir scores
Item no.: 664648
Christmas Oratorio
after the first edition of 1869
Complete orchestral parts
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 649420
Three sacred songs and fugue
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1331552
(Urtext)
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1687873
Oper in 3 Akten (1968-1970)
Libretto: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 882
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 680763
aus der Offenbarung des Johannes
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 272879
Oper in 3 Akten
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Study scores
Item no.: 602245
New revised version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 580409
Das Schönste für Alle
for: Youth symphony orchestra [youth string orchestra/ youth concert band], choir
Score, set of parts (strings)
Item no.: 276504
Oper in 4 Akten (9 Bildern) – Urfassung 1932
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 175781
for: Mixed choir (SATB), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1653024
Early version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1659722
Bearbeitung für Kammerensemble
op. 45
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 580341
ZWV 21
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1660072
Arrangement for strings, harp and organ
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Score
Item no.: 771664
Komische Oper in 3 Akten op. 39
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 207454
Opera in two acts op. 50
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 302521
Urtext Stuttgarter Händel-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 475463
Oper in 4 Akten und einem Prolog
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 175095
Fragments Symphoniques
Urtext der Suiten
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1690316
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 463471
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/29
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1663963
for: Mixed choir (SATB), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672018
Oratorio "Christus am Ölberge"
Beethoven vocal Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1651946
includes 25 choir parts
for: Mixed choir (SATB), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 695695
Nicolai-Messe Hob. XXII:6
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 1668023
for: 5 soloists (SATBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1629261
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1664754
Gesamtausgabe. Werkausgabe.
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 632346
Arrangement for chamber orchestra
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1660671
Concert and Contest Collection CBHA
for: Concert band; chorus ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1655137
Arrangement for chamber orchestra
for: 4 soloists (SMezTB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1651614
Christmas for Band
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1671241
Oper in 3 Akten (1968-1970)
Libretto: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 368964
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
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