Choral singing has enchanted young and old alike for centuries, and is undoubtedly one of the most important pillars of European culture. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself the magic and beauty of the European choral tradition with Stretta Music today!
The goal of the first choral singing, be it early rhythmic intonations or Gregorian chant, was to take a mystical or spiritual moment and infuse it with song. Although originally linked mainly with religion, choral singing soon began to filter into many other cultural spheres, for example in the very popular plays of ancient Greece.
Amazingly, polyphony has been around since as early as the 9th century. It began with simple two-part compositions, the first part, the "vox principalis", was a Gregorian chant, and the second part, the "vox organalis" moved in parallel fifths or fourths. This strict system slowly relaxed over the centuries, and gradually the third and fourth voices were added, and musical forms like Motets, Masses and Madrigals began to emerge. This polyphonic development led to the birth of the Renaissance Period, and the boundaries of polyphony continued to be pushed and stretched through the Baroque Period.
With the beginning of the Baroque Period, the predominance of pure a cappella unaccompanied choral singing began to make way for instrumental choral music. Forms such as Opera, Oratorio and cantatas thrived, and have lost none of their expressive power to this day. In the 19th century the choir became part of the highest form of instrumental music, the Choral Symphony.
Today, there are very few musical disciplines which do not feature the choir in some shape or form. The choir is invaluable for Spirituals & Gospel and often features in Film Music. The choir also plays a pivotal role in the theatre, in Opera, Operetta, Musicals and straight plays. The choir can provide solace in a Requiem, or help expresses joy at a Wedding or a Baptism.
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 308512
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309508
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309423
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309406
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SAB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309167
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SAB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309165
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SAB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309131
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309532
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 119263
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1160949
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Score
Item no.: 687317
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1003576
Cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 489209
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625875
Cantatas I–III
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343027
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 364214
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1703398
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 892842
KV 195 (186d)
Chorpartitur
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 235091
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234738
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 768421
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 171919
für Frauenchor und Klavier Chorpartitur
Weihnachtskantate
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 662488
Kommt herzu
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742453
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Item no.: 664581
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 910525
for: Children's choir, instruments
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 354653
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; 2 violins, double bass ad lib.
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 673753
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1109062
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [melodic instruments]
Part 3 in C, Bass Clef
Item no.: 204538
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202713
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1016500
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1075304
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1014523
Oratorium
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964694
Christmas Choruses and Solos
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1115982
Heft 5 aus «Musik aus der Sammlung der Zentralbibliothek Solothurn»
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 687309
Musik aus der Sammlung der Zentralbibliothek Solothurn Band 4
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 687315
(passend zu allen Chorausgaben)
Maritimes Advents- und Weihnachtslied
for: Choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1558462
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 253287
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 145813
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Item no.: 128657
In Nativitate Christi
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 655846
In Nativitate Christi
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single parts Violins 1 and 2
Item no.: 655842
The Christmas Chorus Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1091839
Motette
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Single part Organ
Item no.: 280478
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Item no.: 291004
1. Fassung Es-dur BWV 243a/ 2. Fassung D-dur BWV 243
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht
Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) II/3
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 655565
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