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 (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 689608
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 616910
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Music score
Item no.: 772243
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 209806
for: Women's choir (SSA); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 189350
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 2
Item no.: 361883
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 247961
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 414649
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1712062
from The Phantom of the Opera
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1712063
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
10 Choir scores
Item no.: 1215558
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681541
"Peasant Cantata"
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 444411
A Lyric Monodrama
Piano reduction based on the Urtext of the New Berlioz Edition
for: 3 soloists (TTB), mixed choir (SSTTB), narrator, piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 296609
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674685
"As the Hart Pants"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (STTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 620983
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 153780
Oratorio
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 476444
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 822804
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 822787
for: Children's choir
Choir score
Item no.: 490424
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 697579
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1149420
for: Soloists (SAATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 188181
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1093162
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 340013
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1701729
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 188323
Cantata for Reformation Day
Scripture Ps 84
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 685133
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, choir score, audio files (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 8027
First Edition
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 154584
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 372423
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 363733
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 345627
Cantata for the 2nd Sunday afer Trinity / Reformation Day
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233253
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1677430
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 868414
Motet
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285595
An Opera in three Acts and a Prologue
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 206472
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 348938
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 632325
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 329995
An Oratorio Based on the old Testament Text
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 205773
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 327527
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1684377
Oratorio in Three Parts HWV 56
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists (SAATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116219
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi), piano; string quartet ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 984498
for: Soloists, mixed choir, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1615907
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