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.
Bläserchor 1 Posaune 2
Motet a 15
aus den "Symphoniae sacrae" Nr. 25
Eulenburg Octavo Edition
for: 2 mixed choirs, wind ensemble, organ
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 1355109
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 684085
for: Voice (soprano), string orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 649272
for: Voice (soprano), string orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 649271
for: 6 soloists (SSATTB), 3 mixed choirs (SATB, SSAT, ATBarB), instruments colla parte, basso continuo
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 424737
German Magnificat
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 677214
German Magnificat
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 677210
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double chapell choirs (ATB/SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232094
aus: Selva morale et spirituale
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236104
per quattro cori
for: 6 soloists (SSATTB), 3 mixed choirs (SATB, SSAT, ATBarB), instruments colla parte, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 424493
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 632125
for: Voice (soprano), string orchestra
Single part voice
Item no.: 649263
German Magnificat
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 677217
German Magnificat
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 677213
aus: Selva morale et spirituale
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236105
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double chapell choirs (ATB/SATB), orchestra
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 232092
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double chapell choirs (ATB/SATB), orchestra
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 232091
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double chapell choirs (ATB/SATB), orchestra
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232095
Geistliches Konzert
Hoch rühmt und ehrt meine Seele Gott den Herrn
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double chapell choirs (ATB/SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232089
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229782
Bläserchor 2 Posaune 1
Motet a 15
aus den "Symphoniae sacrae" Nr. 25
Eulenburg Octavo Edition
for: 2 mixed choirs, wind ensemble, organ
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 1355110
aus: Selva morale et spirituale
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236107
Book
Item no.: 779520
di canto fermo, figurato, contraponto semplice, et in concerto
Music lesson book
Item no.: 781209
for: 2 guitars
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 775846
Romantik
for: Organ
Study book
Item no.: 312081
Italienische Diminutionslehre 2
for: 1–2 voices, piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 195189
Music lesson book
Item no.: 351585
Italienische Diminutionslehre 1
for: Flute [violin]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 195188
Le Nuove Musiche (1602)
Nuove Musiche e nouva maniera di scriverle (1614)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1031316
Die Musik der Renaissance
Grundlagen der Musik 2
Music lesson book
Item no.: 636702
Nuove scoperte, nuove edizioni e nuovi strumenti informatici
Book
Item no.: 774801
Ritmica, intonazione e lettura dei suoni per l'avviamento allo studio della musica
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1018146
Lo studio della polifonia del Rinascimento
Introduzione pratica
Book
Item no.: 259643
Zur Kompositionslehre der Klassischen Vokalpolyphonie
Studien zur Geschichte der Musiktheorie 7
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 583450
Napoli 1480
Book
Item no.: 780894
L'interazione dialogante nella educazione musicale del Rinascimento
Uno sguardo pedagogico tra passato e futuro
Book
Item no.: 773226
Marienvesper SV 206
Ausgabe für Sopran
for: 7 soloists (SSATTBB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, basso continuo
4 Playback-CDs (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 676143
Studi e prospettive per Carlo Gesualdo
Book
Item no.: 777802
del Rinascimento
Teorie musicali 3
Book
Item no.: 774049
facsimile dell'unicum appartenuto a padre Martini
Roma [ca. 1690]
Book
Item no.: 962521
(1553)
for: Instrument
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1031328
Study book
Item no.: 722236
del Rinascimento
Book
Item no.: 780896
Studi e Saggi 3
Book
Item no.: 773853
for: 3–4 guitars
Music score
Item no.: 776311
Barock und Klassik
Ausgabe umfasst nur den Textband – ohne Notenbeilage
for: Organ
Study book
Item no.: 463928
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