“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.
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Bassoon 1
Item no.: 237612
"in nativitate Domini"
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237551
"in nativitate Domini"
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237549
"in nativitate Domini"
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237548
Christmas Cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235820
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234337
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234332
Book
Item no.: 474353
FJH Pianist's Curriculum
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 968952
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 968896
for: Guitar
Item no.: 633607
2 In 1
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 178745
for: FCH FL STR (ORG)
Score
Item no.: 487239
for: EL 1 FL KEYB 2
Item no.: 218992
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 220475
Historia der freuden- und gnadenreichen Geburt Gottes und Marien Sohnes Jesu Christi
Weihnachtshistorie
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1355824
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1641220
Jan Willems Special Edition
for: Voice, wind ensemble
Item no.: 314297
for: 3 violins
Item no.: 140451
for: FL 2 KLAR FAG
Set of parts
Item no.: 145782
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 145444
for: Guitar
Item no.: 150982
for: FL OB ORG
Item no.: 469269
for: String orchestra
Item no.: 141409
for: Organ
Item no.: 458958
for: 3 clarinets (trio)
Item no.: 148623
for: BFL VL DIV INST
Item no.: 112733
c-Moll
Dresdner Hofkirchenmusik des 18. Jahrhundert, Band 5
for: Voice (alto), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 136091
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 165789
Weihnachtskantate
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 169575
Geistliche Musik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 866608
for: Coro SAM, [Org]
Score
Item no.: 646577
for: Piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 641962
Mass with Christmas hymns
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 640907
for: Canto (Solisti), Coro SATB (mit Stimmteilungen), 2 Fl (Fl+Picc), Ob, Eh, 2 Fg, Triangolo, Pfte 4hdg
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 638254
Offertorium
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 2 voices (SS), string orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237307
Offertorium
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 2 voices (SS), string orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237305
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
KV 49 (47d)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 236792
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 236784
BR-CPEB E 4
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234192
Oratorio de Noel
for: Soli SMsATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass, Orgel, Harfe
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1336999
for: Several instruments
Item no.: 581083
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 579706
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342187
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121489
GIA Christmas
for: Unison and Organ
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1158317
for: SATB, Keyboard [Organ or Piano] or Orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1041352
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1318181