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: Soprano and 2 Violins
Score
Item no.: 989264
for: (1) für drei Blockflöten (SAT/SAA/SST/SSA)(2) für drei Blockflöten (SAA/SSA/AAA/SAT/SST)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 355502
for: school orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 354734
gemischter Chor, 4 Trompeten, 2 Hörner und 4 Posaunen
for: gemischter Chor, 4 Trompeten, 2 Hörner und 4 Posaunen
Item no.: 1622848
8. Ich Hasse die Flattergeister
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1160890
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1628159
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1014794
S.A.T.B., A Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1619255
for: gemischter Chor (SAB) und Keyboard
Item no.: 1620850
for: Clarinet choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1018873
from 'Libro primo canzoni da sonare'
for: 4 brass instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1064069
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309747
aus: Ach herzigs Herz (Meister der Renaissance)
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1546068
for: Men's Voices
Choir score
Item no.: 644549
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Book
Item no.: 993201
Vous Marchez Du Bout Pied
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Book
Item no.: 992678
Je Ne Veux Plus Mal
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992662
J'aime Par Amour
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 992658
Amour Voyant L'ennui
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Book
Item no.: 992615
Scherzi Musicali
for: Voice and Instrumental
Score
Item no.: 992523
for: Voice and Instrumental
Score
Item no.: 992509
for: 4-Part Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 992429
O Doux Parler
for: 3 Choirs
Choir score
Item no.: 992425
Ricercar Duodecimo
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 992424
Beatae Mariae Virginis
for: 4-Part Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 992398
Per Cantare E Sonare / PJ 470
for: Several instruments
Music score
Item no.: 647440
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 324532
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score
Item no.: 1009771
for: Brass Octet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1016706
7. Cinque cantori diversi
for: SSATB Chor
Choir score
Item no.: 1629764
1. Introduzione
for: SSATT(B) Chor
Choir score
Item no.: 1629711
19. Barcaruoli, Procaccio e tutti al fine
for: SSATB Chor
Choir score
Item no.: 1629625
15. Fera leggiadra
for: SATTB Chor
Choir score
Item no.: 1629699
11. O di rar’eccellenze al mondo sola
for: SSATB Chor
Choir score
Item no.: 1629627
for: Flexible ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1090559
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score
Item no.: 1016735
Oversized, spiral-bound score
Daehn Publications
for: Concert band
Music score, ensemble score
Item no.: 1032006
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 847000
for: für Chor SSATB
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1135349
for: für Chor SSATB
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1134852
for: 3 recorders, 2 violins, 3 violas, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1689308
Sacrae Symphoniae (1597) No. 10
for: 5 trumpets, 5 Posaunen
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1678221
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1118090
Nr. 4/5 aus "Sacrae Cantiones 1565"
for: Mixed choir (SATTBB) [6 solo voices]
Choir score
Item no.: 772802
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1111122
GIA Ars Antiqua
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1154512
2 Trumpets
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1152714
For Us this Morn
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1157970
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