Along with the many festive and sweet Advent customs, there are also joyous musical Advent traditions, such as coming together to sing The Great Advent Antiphons, and the highly popular combination of chocolate, cinnamon, and music known as the feast of Saint Nicholas. Browse our sheet music and scores, and find all the right music for Advent today!
Originally, Advent was significantly longer than today, it lasted from Saint Martin to the feast of the Epiphany. The current order, with four Sundays, was established in the 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great, after whom Gregorian chant is named. Each Advent Sunday has its own character, which differs a little in the Catholic and Protestant churches.
Advent music is strongly influenced by the fact that Advent was considered a “tempus clausum”, a “closed time”, in which lavish celebrations were forbidden, and it was for this reason that Johann Sebastian Bach was not allowed to perform all of his Advent Cantatas in Leipzig.
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 675022
Variationen und Fuge
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 305632
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 371157
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday in Advent (Reconstruction)
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234053
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday in Advent (Reconstruction)
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234056
Sinfonische Kantate I
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 645647
Hob. XXII:3
for: für Chor SATB, Orgel und Streicher Violine 2
Single part
Item no.: 332092
Hob. XXII:3
for: für Chor SATB, Orgel und Streicher Orgel
Single part
Item no.: 332090
Single part Organ
Item no.: 212934
Cantata for the Second Advent TVWV 1:301
Bäreneiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 426110
für Frauenchor, Streicher und Orgel Kontrabass (1996/2002)
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623073
BuxWV 100
Einzelstimme Vl. 3
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 234417
BuxWV 100
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234416
aus: Opera omnia, Band 2, Nr. 31
for: Gemischter Chor (STTB/SATB), Violine, Basso continuo, [Solo S]
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 229593
for: Basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 230115
Kantate zum 1. Advent
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 198193
from "Josua"
for: 3 soloists (SSA/TTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235511
from "Josua"
for: 3 soloists (SSA/TTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235510
Geistliche Arie mit lateinischem Text für die Passionszeit und deutschem Text für die Adventszeit
for: Voice (soprano/tenor), strings, basso continuo, organ (obl.)
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237802
Kantate zum Fest Mariae Heimsuchung (Leipziger Fassung)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 497397
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 212932
für Frauenchor, Streicher und Orgel
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623076
Hob. XXII:3
for: für Chor SATB, Orgel und Streicher Violoncello / Kontrabass
Single part
Item no.: 261951
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230403
for: String orchestra
Single part(n)
Item no.: 229815
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 463043
Kantate zum Fest Mariae Heimsuchung (Leipziger Fassung)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 497401
Kantate zum 4. Advent
for: Basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 234634
Single part Trumpet 3 (C)
Item no.: 297637
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 147517
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 371156
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday in Advent (Reconstruction)
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234054
Sinfonische Kantate I
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688770
Musik aus der Sammlung der Zentralbibliothek Solothurn
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 687307
BuxWV 100
Einzelstimme Vl. 4
Single part Violin 4
Item no.: 234418
aus: Opera omnia, Band 2, Nr. 31
for: Violin
Single part Violin
Item no.: 229592
Single part Trumpet 2 (C)
Item no.: 303451
Cantata for the Second Advent TVWV 1:301
Bäreneiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 426107
"Wie soll ich dich empfangen"
Advent cantata
Stuttgarter Buxtehude-Ausgaben
for: 3 voices (SSB) [mixed choir], 2 violins, bassoon, basso continuo
Single part Bassoon
Item no.: 234354
für Frauenchor, Streicher und Orgel
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623075
für Frauenchor, Streicher und Orgel
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623074
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230113
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 129116
Sinfonische Kantate I
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688778
Sinfonische Kantate I
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688773
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); double bass, organ ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232175
Kantate zum 1. Advent
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234651
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230110
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