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 Us this Morn
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1157970
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 836429
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1172926
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1172316
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 912084
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1626394
Choral
for: SSAATB
Choir score
Item no.: 965055
GIA Choral Series
for: SATB, Assembly and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1158493
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1077627
GIA Ars Antiqua
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1156310
GIA Instrumental
for: 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones
Buch
Item no.: 1152638
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 964485
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1209653
for: 3 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132519
Io piango
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 865197
Klassik
for: Woodwind Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1121952
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 904475
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1166692
Geistliche Musik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1099392
Psalm 69 - 109
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1092264
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 926000
Blasorchester
Partitur und Stimmen
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 865411
for: Men's Voices
Choir score
Item no.: 818361
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 910717
for: 10-Part Brass Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1531087
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1162667
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1077136
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1173013
for: 2 Basses and Bass Continuo
Book
Item no.: 818829
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1173602
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 909898
(Der Her Is Gross) - for Medium Voices and Continuo (English and German Text)
Choir score
Item no.: 1625754
Beata Virgine
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1121035
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132437
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 924017
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 835282
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1194027
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 924302
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 853280
for: Women's Choir [SSA] A Capella
Choir score
Item no.: 960480
Violin, Flute
for: Unison [or solo]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1155743
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1350139
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1173560
GIA Evoking Sound
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1152975
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 779359
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 964390
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 985823
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