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 (SATBB), chamber orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 658254
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 670888
for: Mixed choir (SATB), rhythm section [piano]
Piano score, choir score (pdf download)
Item no.: 8046
Christmas cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 235816
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285545
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 279244
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [orchestra]
Organ score
Item no.: 470445
from "Josua"
for: 3 soloists (SSA/TTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 235506
Three Christmas Carols for Unaccompanied Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 768982
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 485018
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [piano]
Score
Item no.: 292401
for: Accordion orchestra; mixed choir (SATB) ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 616362
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 418647
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Stimmen-Set (Streicher)
Item no.: 587040
nach dem gleichnamigen Kanon
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Music score
Item no.: 759467
for: Mixed choir (SATB), combo
Score
Item no.: 665356
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins [treble recorders], basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2599
New Bach Edition (NBA). II/6
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 185389
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 139084
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 365971
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Score
Item no.: 5746
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 490347
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 579721
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins [treble recorders], basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2754
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 473344
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 146256
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 134900
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 460536
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1337107
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 587119
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 302773
Ein Krippenspiel
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Item no.: 472993
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4441
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 269194
Christmas Oratorio
New Urtext Edition based on original sources
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 467962
for: Children's choir (1 part), narrator, guitar [piano/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 165910
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Study score
Item no.: 768984
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 587039
Christmas Oratorio
after the first edition of 1869
Graduated prices on request
for: 5 soloists (SMezATB), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, harp, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 187768
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 421948
for: Women's choir, harp
Score
Item no.: 622176
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 309299
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano; band ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 774954
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 156047
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 107213
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 276112
Magnificat in B Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Vl, Va, Bc Komplettes Orchestermaterial
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 630937
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 663794
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