From the beginning of Monteverdi to the end of J.S Bach, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful baroque music on offer with Stretta today!
One of the key features of this period, was the introduction of the figured bass or basso continuo. The continuous, uninterrupted bass line forms the harmonic basis for baroque music. The harmony developed from the sacred, modal style, to the major-minor system that we use today.
Expression in baroque music was shaped by the doctrine of affect. There was a rich system of figures that corresponded to a musical rhetoric, with which human emotion could be portrayed musically.
In Italy, opera emerged as a new form of expression, combining words, text, plot and staging. Other popular musical forms of the time were the concerto grosso, the suite, the fugue, the Baroque Sonata, the cantata and the oratorio. The most famous oratorios of the time were written by J.S Bach, the Christmas Oratorio, St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion.
Coronation Anthem I
HWV 258
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1645479
BWV 787/788/789/790/791
für 3 Spieler (Xylophon, Vibraphon, Marimba)
for: 3 Percussionists
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689841
Band I
for: Treble recorder [flute/violin], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 555945
from St Matthew Passion
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 975885
Klassik
for: 4 trumpets
Set of parts
Item no.: 1122050
aus "VI Sonates avec une Ouverture & Suite"
Sonate e Sinfonie con tromba sola 5
for: 2 trumpets (D), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1671508
(The Trumpet Voluntary)
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975628
for: 2 violins, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 488809
for: Guitar ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 345062
O be joyful
Urtext Stuttgart Handel-Editions
for: 3 soloists (AAB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 779153
Klassik
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 1591223
for: Flute, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 427788
for: 2 horns (D), string orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 427643
Psalm 112
Dresden version – First Edition
for: 3 soloists (SSA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 681065
Trauermusik
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 661371
aus: Symphoniae sacrae II op. 10/16
SWV 356
for: 2 voices (SS/TT), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1543992
aus: Symphonia sacrae II
Frühfassung
Einzelausgabe aus Band 11
for: Voice (high), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 778365
for: 5 saxophones (SAATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 462604
Octavo Edition
for: Cello, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 313741
für 3 Violinen, Bass, gemischten Chor und Orgel (Oboe ad lib.)
for: Voice (alto)
ChorSolo part(s)
Item no.: 387487
Chorale Prelude: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668818
for: Concert band [youth concert band]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1319378
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1530234
Händel and is contemporaries
The Brass Press
for: 1–2 trumpets, organ
Music score
Item no.: 1031128
Klassik
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1530749
for: 4 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 973232
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1343565
from Cantata No. 140
for: Brass ensemble (8 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974150
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1317289
De Haske Brass Series
for: 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba; timpani ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 878627
Musica Sacra
for: Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare/Brass Band
Score
Item no.: 874196
Your Favorite Classics
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 882294
für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 662766
Gestatteter Nachdruck (1912, Carl Simon, Berlin)
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 619482
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 622816
Palestrina bis Berlioz
for: Harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 657346
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1202401
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994513
for: 2 Flutes, Oboe and Clarinet
Set of parts
Item no.: 994195
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 295012
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (string quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 579515
for: Flötentrio
Book
Item no.: 994399
for: Bassoon, piano
Book
Item no.: 994048
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994234
Choral
for: SSATB and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317600
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317563
Schirmer Performance Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 903785
Schirmer Performance Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 903670