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.
G Moll
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1031783
for: SAX QUARTETT 2 KLAR BASS-KLAR BASS
Score, Parts
Item no.: 182416
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 853403
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 852476
from "The Vespers of 1610"
Music for Brass (Robert King) 71
for: Brass ensemble; voice (soprano) ad lib.
Single part voice
Item no.: 820463
Ensemble-Brass 8 or more
for: Brass ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 818507
for: 3 mixed choirs (SSAT, SATB, TTBB), 2 chapell choirs (SSATB, SSATTB); orchestra ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 229580
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 428105
Walton Choral
for: SSATBB a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 984978
for: 8 Brass Instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966356
Klassik
for: SSB
Buch
Item no.: 836646
Chor
Chorpartitur
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 886267
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 861541
Chor und Keyboard
Chorpartitur
for: Chor und Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 1625590
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1626393
Madrigali - aus Band 2 der GA
for: für Chor SSATB
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1134852
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor ATB, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo Violoncello
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135504
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor ATB, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1135454
Madrigali - aus Band 2 der GA
for: für Chor SSATB
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1135349
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor SSATTBB, 2 Violinen, 4 Posaunen (4 Viole da brazzo) und Basso continuo Viola 1
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135210
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/2 der GASV267
for: für Chor SSATB, Streicher und Basso continuo Violoncello 1
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135191
Nr. 6 aus "Vespro della Beata Vergine"
for: für 2 Soprane, Alt, 2 Tenöre, Bass, gemischten Chor (SSATTB) und Orchester
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 1135170
aus "Vespro della Beata Vergine"
for: für Soli: 2 Sopran, Alt, 2 Tenor, 2 Bass, Chor SATB und Orchester
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 1134971
for: für 8 Blockflöten (2S,3A,2T,1B)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 112991
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 229814
Southern Music
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 926350
for: Streichtrio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 962960
Psalm 111 Nr. 13
aus "Psalmen Davids"
for: Basso continuo (Cello, Kontrabass, Fagott)
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 881126
Chorlieder Der Meister
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 304476
Chorlieder Der Meister
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 304470
Chorlieder Der Meister
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 304469
Schott's Chorblätter
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280686
for: 2 violins, guitar
Item no.: 394463
Deutsches Konzert
for: Basso continuo, Cello
Stimme
Item no.: 875205
Psalm 103
aus "Psalmen Davids"
for: 1. Posaune, 2. Posaune, 1. Trompete, 2. Trompete, 3. Trompete
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 875096
Chor
Chorpartitur
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 874672
Oster-Oratorium
for: 1. Alt (Chorst.), 2. Alt (Chorst.)
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 874334
Solo-Motette
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Item no.: 354760
Ich ruf zu dir, mein Herr und Gott
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309758
Kanon zu 5 Stimmen
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309756
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309750
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309730
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309650
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309648
for: Mixed choir (SATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309606
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309596
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202705
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