The Renaissance saw the musical shackles of the Medieval Period being broken, and both secular and sacred music became livelier and more expressive, and through the developments of printed music, more widely available. Browse our sheet music and scores, and pick up a mass or a madrigal today!
The driving force of the Renaissance was humanism (from the Latin “hummanus” or human), the dogmas of the church were overturned by science, and art was inspired by antiquity and a new, harmonious worldview. Vocal polyphony was very much at the forefront of Renaissance music, and a desire for perfect form, and rational, logical sophistication emerged. In church music, the cyclic form of the Mass, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei was still widely deployed, and musical settings of Motets, Litanies, Psalms and Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis broadened the congregation’s musical experience. Secular vocal music also developed through the madrigals, and polyphonic and unison songs.
In contrast to the Medieval Period, the Renaissance began with a new design principle, imitation. A short, lively theme moves from voice to voice, and the composer creates a counter-melody to compliment it. Elements from the Medieval however were still present, and the “cantus firmus” or fixed chant was often a device of choice in the Renaissance. The cantus firmus takes a theme from Gregorian Chant or Folk Music, but the composer uses augmentation, elongates the note values, and uses the cantus firmus as the harmonic basis for this polyphonic work. From here, the canon soon evolved, which was the clear precursor to the baroque fugue.
The Renaissance marked a big step in the development of instrumental music, and a significant move towards independence for solo instruments, and chamber groups. Traditionally instruments were used as accompaniment for choir or solo singing or for dance music, but through the Renaissance Period, pure instrumental solo or ensemble music became more and more popular. In particular, Renaissance Organ Music experienced a great boom due to the technical development of the instrument, and it was during the 16th century that more vocal instrumental music started emerging, and the first works featuring basso continuo were written.
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 818765
for: 4 Guitars
Book
Item no.: 820457
CONCERTO PASTORI-2EME CHOEUR-PTIE 2EME SOPR.(LP10)
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 992519
Geistliche Chor-Music 1648, Nr. 5, SWV 372
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1160948
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 231971
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Favorit choir (SATB), chapell choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 231920
Gleichnis vom vierfachen Ackerfeld. Aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Favorit choir (SATB), chapell choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 231913
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
Set of parts
Item no.: 231886
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 231828
F-Dur
for: Women's choir (SA) [mixed choir (SABar)]
Score
Item no.: 425383
aus: Psalmen Davids – "hiebevorn in teutzsche Reime gebracht, durch Cornelium Beckern"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1160984
op. 9 Nr. 70
Partitur
for: Chor SATB (SAT)
Item no.: 422500
Klassik
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 853127
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 851973
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 851771
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 853351
Edition De C. Bordes
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 852856
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 852542
Pour 4 Voix Mixtes
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 852302
Klassik
for: 4-Part Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 851307
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 853789
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 853705
for: Singstimme (T), Flöte / Violine, Fagott / Bassposaune, Violine, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 229775
for: Mixed choir (SST), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 229677
Psalm 84
aus "Psalmen Davids"
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Choir score (Choir 2)
Item no.: 773499
Messe für achtstimmigen Doppelchor
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 883692
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/2 der GA
for: für Chor STB, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1135318
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/2 der GASV267
for: für Chor SSATB, Streicher und Basso continuo Violoncello 2
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135188
Nr. 2 aus "Vespro della Beata Vergine"
for: für 2 Soprane, 2 Tenöre, gemischten Chor (SSATTB) und Orchester
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 1135082
Nr. 12 aus "Il quarto libro de madrigali"
for: 5 Stimmen (SSATB) a cappella
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1134900
Nr. 13 aus "Vespro della Beata Vergine"
for: für 6 Solstimmen, gemischten Chor (SSATTBB) und Orchester
Choir score
Item no.: 1134880
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1105909
Madrigali - aus Band 8/1 der GA
for: für 6 Singstimmen SSATTB, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo Violine 2
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1134819
a tre voci
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1136763
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor SSATTBB, 2 Violinen, 4 Posaunen (4 Viole da brazzo) und Basso continuo
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1135466
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/3 der GA
for: für Chor SSAATTBB, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1135433
for: 4 clarinets (B-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1661383
11. Amante alla sua donna
for: SSATB Chor
Choir score
Item no.: 1629638
from Corona della morte di Annibal Caro, Venezia 1568
for: SATBB Chor
Choir score
Item no.: 1629629
Set of parts
Item no.: 1629527
3. Deh, dimmi vita mia
for: SSATB Chor
Choir score
Item no.: 1629498
Set of parts
Item no.: 1629346
My Bonnie Lass
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1647436
From The Mass O Magnum Mysterium
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625707
Madrigal for S.A.T.B., A Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1625654
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