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.
aus "Neue Lieder gantz lieblich zu singen" (Königsberg, 1589)
for: Mixed choir (SSAB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1570
aus: Teutsche Lieder mit dreyen Stimmen
München, 1583
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6063
aus "Trium vocum cantiones centum ..." (München 1541)
Ausgabe für hohe Stimmen
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3309
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 388068
Hymnus de virginibus
for: Mixed choir (SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 2832
Offertorium
Psalm 54, 2-3
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3369
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1378
aus: Newe kurtzweilige Teutsche Liedtlein Zu dreyen Stimmen Welche gantz Lieblich zu singen vnd auff Instrumenten Zugebrauchen
Helmstedt, 1587
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5726
aus "The First Booke of Ballets", Londen 1595
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1461
Improperium
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4054
aus: Teutsche Lieder mit dreyen Stimmen
München, 1583
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6064
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 2961
aus "Hauß-Music, Dritter Teil Geistlicher Gesäng ..."
Nürnberg, 1628
for: Mixed choir (SSB) [3 soloists] a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3019
aus "Lustgarten neuer teutscher Gesäng" (Nürnberg, 1601)
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1476
Nunc dimittis
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo [organ]
Score, continuo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 6131
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1436
für zwei Stimmen und Generalbass ad lib.
aus: Musae Sioniae, 9. Teil
for: Women's choir (SA) [2 solo voices]; organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 2791
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385169
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 314174
Canti D
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 363931
for: Gemischter Chor (SSAATBarB)
Choir score
Item no.: 195357
Psalm 9
aus dem "Hugenotten-Psalter"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 115646
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 478634
Tenor Voice
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 1105889
Soprano Voice
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1105852
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 201778
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202432
for: gleiche Stimmen
Choir score
Item no.: 204052
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SAB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 734128
for: Kanon
Music score
Item no.: 1582272
nach Ps. 96 (Lieder nach Texten des AT (Psalmen u.a.))
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730064
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 755745
for: gemischter Chor (SMsATB)
Music score
Item no.: 760473
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 734134
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730708
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730709
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 898955
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 737987
Wir beten dich an, Christe (Pasion)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730047
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730969
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 1209082
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760671
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 755735
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 725828
for: Kanon
Music score
Item no.: 1582297
for: gemischter Chor (SAB) und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 1209110
(Tod und Ewigkeit)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730075
Gesangbuch Joseph Klug 1543/nach dem lat. " puer natus in Bethlehem"
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 758590
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