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: Singstimme (T), Flöte, Violine, Basso continuo, [Bassposaune / Fagott / Violoncello]
Score
Item no.: 310812
aus: Psalmen Davids
Psalmkonzert
for: Gemischter Chor (Favoritchor SATB, SATB), [Instr. colla parte SATB, SATB, 8 Instr], Kontrabass, Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 424173
SWV 284 (op. 8 Nr. 3); aus: Kleine geistliche Konzerte I
Partitur
for: 2 voices (MezBar), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 423784
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 388079
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 388054
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 387710
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 379379
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043328
für Gemischter Chor a Cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043033
for: 3 recorders, 2 violins, 3 violas, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1689308
Geistliches Konzert
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 232106
Lobsinget Gott, dem Herrn
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 8 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 232077
Psalmkonzert
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 232055
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
Set of parts
Item no.: 231928
Psalm-Konzert aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III (1650)
ab 50 Ex.: 5%, ab 100Ex. : 10%
for: Mixed choir (SSB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 231874
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
Set of parts
Item no.: 231867
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); 6 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 231849
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 231832
aus: Becker-Psalter
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 422472
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422334
aus: Opella Nova (1618), Teil 1
for: 3 voices (SST), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 377577
für Kinderchor, gemischten Chor und Basso continuo (Instrumente ad libitum)
Urtext
for: Children's choir [women's choir] (SSSS), mixed choir (ATTB), basso continuo; mixed choir (SATB), melody instruments colla parte ad lib.
Single part 2
Item no.: 670902
aus: Symphonia sacrae II
SWV 344
for: Voice (soprano), 2 melodic instruments, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1549563
for: 8 voices (SSAATTBB), organ, bass; mixed choir (SSATTB), 6 melody instruments colla parte ad lib.
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1543941
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); 6 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 1160861
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 1160850
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 1160849
O how fair are all thy dwellings
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1136708
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Item no.: 279330
bearbeitet von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 234262
Geistliche Musik
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 889556
First evening service
for: SSAATB and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 865607
Early Music Library 116
for: 3 melodic instruments
3 Performance scores
Item no.: 349722
Christmal Carol
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1031850
für 5-stimmigen gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 383962
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 383931
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 387510
per trio d'archi
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score
Item no.: 832526
Madrigale drammatico della «Gesuralemme Liberata» di Torquato Tasso
Score
Item no.: 390048
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 833296
Eröffnungswerke
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000204
flutes a becs, partie de soprano 1
(canto)
for: Recorder ensemble
Single part
Item no.: 992513
for: Alto Voice
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 992293
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 238695
QUINTA (all instruments)
Musica Practica
for: 5 instruments
Single part 2
Item no.: 368034
Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi SWV 50
Stuttgarter Schütz – Ausgabe
Urtext
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Viola da gamba 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499016
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part 5
Item no.: 762161
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part 3
Item no.: 762160
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