“There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.” 1 Corinthians 12:5
It’s not just birthdays we celebrate annually! Important events keep coming back year after year, in many forms, so that we can honour and appreciate them, and it is no wonder that religious festivals hold an important place in our calendars. Browse our sheet music and scores, we have music for all festive occasions, and click here to find out more about the church year.
Unlike the calendar year, the church year begins with Advent, and ends with what the Catholic Church calls Christ the King, and the Protestant Church calls Eternity Sunday, the Sunday before Advent. Religious festivals mirror nature: in the dark season of winter, Christ comes as a light into the world, in the spring, Easter celebrates the victory of life over death, and as autumn unfolds, the church commemorates transience and death.
Individual feast days, and days of remembrance are celebrated each year, including for Mary Mother of God, the Apostles, the Evangelists and the Saints, and events such as New Year and Thanksgiving, as well as the Festival of our Lord Jesus Christ. In recent years, some Sundays have been devoted to more familiar, secular topics, such as Family and World Mission. Festivals in the Reformed Churches differ slightly from those in the Catholic Church, they also assign "non-festive" Sundays, and they feature the "Wochenlied", the Main Song, or Song of the Week, which has a similar function to a traditional Anthem in other religious services.
Christmas concerto
for: Soli, gemischter Chor, Streicher und Basso continuo
Streicherstimmensatz Violine I,II, Viola, Violoncello, Basso continuo (Violoncello)
Item no.: 723397
Part 1 In C
for: Flexible ensemble
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1142842
Du, Tochter Zion freue dich
Weihnachtskantate für Sopran, zwei Violinen und Basso continuo
for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, basso continuo
2 Scores, Solo parts
Item no.: 677403
for: SATB, opt. Handbells
Set of parts
Item no.: 919606
African Christmas Greeting
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1126507
Frech Illustriert
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 768197
Aus-Flüge für Querflöte solo
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 656140
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 759118
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 986242
for: 3-5 Gitarren
Music score
Item no.: 780286
Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
for: SATB with Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984689
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Kinderchor (SMezA) mit Soli, Sprecher und Instrumenten
Score
Item no.: 736844
F major
for: mittlere Singstimme und Klavier; Violine (Violoncello) ad libitum
Music score
Item no.: 749048
Part 1 In C - Upper
for: Flexible ensemble
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1142843
Eine Auswahl bekannter Advents- und Weihnachtslieder in Sätzen von Hilger Schallehn
for: Flexible ensemble
Einzelstimme 4. Stimme in B (Violinschlüssel): Bassklarinette, Tenorhorn, Posaune/Tuba [Schweizer Notation]
Item no.: 736196
pour Voix et Orgue
for: Voice (high), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1904
from: Sacro Sanctae Dei Laudes
Venice 1600
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6305
Full Score includes Flute, Oboe, 2 Horns in F, Solo Violin, String Quintet, Bass, Organ
for: SATB, Orchestra and Organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1156235
Guitar
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1151618
Edition Schott
for: Mezzo-Sopran (Bariton) und Klavier; Chor (GCH, MCH oder FCH) ad libitum
Music score
Item no.: 782393
Nine Carols from the UK, USA, Germany, France and Spain
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1550084
Christmas Carol for Trumpet or Clarinet and Piano
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [clarinet], piano
Piano score, solo part, audio files (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 2498
10 Original Pieces for C Euphonium BC & Piano
for: Euphonium, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1547736
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1157505
for: SATB, Children's Choir or Soloist & Handbells
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 918960
for mezzo-soprano and piano
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 741165
1. Engel haben Himmelslieder
for: Männerchor (TTBB) und Kinderchor (SMez) oder Frauenchor (SA)
Choir score
Item no.: 738006
Libro Secondo
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 734388
Editión crítica
for: Voice (soprano/alto), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 767409
Leise rieselt der Schnee
for cello / trombone and piano
for: Cello [trombone], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3255
four part arrangement with piano ad lib.
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices); piano [keyboard] ad lib.
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2337
Acht Weihnachtslieder in variationsreichen Sätzen für drei Klarinetten
for: 3 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672207
F
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1554293
Rhythmus und Body Percussion zur Weihnachtszeit
für 6- bis 12-Jährige
for: Latin percussion
Music score, online media
Item no.: 773526
Neue Lieder für die Advents-und Weihnachtszeit
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Choir book
Item no.: 780997
für 4 Saxophone (S(A)ATBar) Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 633790
für 1-3 Sopranblockflöten (Flöten) Spielpartitur
for: 3 descant recorders
Item no.: 633132
für Männerchor (TTBB) a cappella
Helbling Choral Concert Series
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 684632
Score
Item no.: 616086
Sologesang mit Instrumenten und Orgel Heft 104
Erstdruck
for: Voice (soprano/tenor), strings, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 763297
für gemischten Chor
nach Texten von Ulrike Krumm
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 680829
10 Holiday Favorites
Hal Leonard Easy Instrumental Play-Along
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 655120
10 Holiday Favorites
Hal Leonard Easy Instrumental Play-Along
for: Flute
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 655055
Introduktion und Variationen über Mendelssohns Weihnachtshymnus für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 649785
in vierstimmigen Sätzen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 775045
für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 662464
für Soli, gemischten Chor und Orchester
Spielpartitur Violine 1/2
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Ensemble score
Item no.: 671137
Lieder für die Grundschule
Songbook
Item no.: 223367