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: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 145419
Geistliches Konzert
aus "Opella nova II"
for: Tenor solo, Violinen (2), Viola, 3. Violine, Basso continuo
Singpartitur, Spielpartitur, Stimmensatz
Item no.: 196308
"Siehe, ich verkündige euch grosse Freude". Weihnachtskonzert
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 138737
(Gelobet seist Du, Jesu Christ)
aus: Newe Deudsche Geistliche Gesenge für die Gemeinen Schulen
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5239
for: Mixed choir (SATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3576
aus Georg Forsters Sammlung "Frische teutsche Liedlein"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2847
The Byrd Edition 7a
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 771296
Altkatholisches Christlied aus dem 15. Jahrhundert fürs Kirchenkonzert
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 659739
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 479451
Octavo Edition
for: Women's choir (3 voices) [male choir]
Score
Item no.: 621009
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), organ
Music score
Item no.: 563528
for: 4 voices [4 melodic instruments]
Choir score
Item no.: 569777
for: Cello, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1553401
Zwei Weihnachtskonzerte für zwei gemischte Vokal-Chöre oder zwei Bläserchöre (Blech- und/oder Holzbläser) oder Sänger- und Bläserchöre
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 117133
Weihnachtssätze für Vokal- und Instrumentalensemble
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Set of parts
Item no.: 566329
für 6 Stimmen - SSAATTB
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 633612
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 425249
aus: Ecclesiasticarum Cantionum Quatuor Vocum ... Liber Primus
Venedig 1639
eingerichtet für Blockflötenquartett
for: 4 recorders (AATB)
Score
Item no.: 6091
Versos del sexto tono - 1578
Zeitschrift für Spielmusik 391
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 142360
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 229786
Entstehungszeit evtl. um 1610
for: Gemischter Chor (Favoritchor SSATTB), Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 232069
for string orchestra (8-8-5--5-5-5)
Intermediate String Orchestra
for: Youth string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 631860
New Novello Choral Edition
for: Soprano, Tenor, Bass Voice, SATB, Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 145074
Score, Parts
Item no.: 558541
With Chorus SATB
for: Mixed choir, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589287
Choral Large Works
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317728
Eulenburg Octavo Edition
for: 4 voices [mixed choir], (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 345282
O Jesulein süss
for: Brass ensemble (8 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974161
M.Henry Noël his Galliard - Sir Henry Humpton's Funeral
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 971981
für zwei gemischte Chöre, ad lib. Instrumente colla parte
Sing- und Spielpartitur
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); instruments ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 343091
(Luk. 1, 46-55)M xiv, 327 / SV 206, Anh.
for: gemischter Chor (SSATTB), Soli (SSATTBB) und Basso continuo (Orgel)
Piano reduction
Item no.: 279069
Imitatorische Motette (14. Jh.)
for: gleiche Stimmen (SMezA)
Choir score
Item no.: 281138
Weihnachtsmotette
Möseler Chorreihe Band 79
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 634763
for: Cello, basso continuo
Stimme(n), Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 628927
Weihnachtsmotette
Möseler Chorreihe
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 372536
Singt und klingt
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 725384
"Magnificat" (Lukas 1, 46-55)
for: gemischter Chor (SAAB/ATBB/TBBB)
Choir score
Item no.: 203825
Weihnachtsoratorium
for: Gemischter Chor: SSATTB
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 163823
Georg Rhau. Musikdrucke aus den Jahren 1538-1545, 5
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Gesamtausgabe, Singpartitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 115786
Magnificat des Druckes Nürnberg 1567. 24 Kompositionen zu 6, 5 und 4 Stimmen, jeweils in den acht Tönen (Primi Toni - Octavi Toni). Anhang
Orlando di Lasso. Sämtliche Werke (Neue Reihe) 13
for: Choir
Gesamtausgabe, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 116268
Hymnus in Dominicis et Feriis Adventus Domini
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3535
In festo nativitatis Christi
aus "Gemmulae Evangeliorum Musicae ...", Coburg 1623
for: Mixed choir (SATB); basso continuo [organ] ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 4425
Weihnachtsmotette
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1671029
Weihnachtskonzert
for: Favorit choir (SSB), chapell choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1656093
darin ein Engel die geburt Christi den hirten verkündigt
aus "Trutz-Nachtigall", 1649
for: Voice (medium/low), basso continuo [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 2755
Hymnus in festo nativitatis Christi
aus: Hymnodia Sionia, 1611
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 3592
for: Chöre (SATB/SAB/SSA/TTBB) a cappella oder mit Klavierbegleitung
Music score
Item no.: 738782
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); basso continuo [organ] ad lib.
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 3519
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