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) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 649593
KV 193
Klavierauszug
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 235044
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 148910
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 628272
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 460494
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317769
Feast of Epiphany
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285517
3rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day]
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 458335
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 229218
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 156204
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 324733
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 645866
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 878407
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850737
French noël
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 822665
for: Concert band; chorus ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 693316
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1658446
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 809636
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802390
for: Children's choir (SA), orchestra
Score, piano reduction, solo parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1450
for: 3 voices (SAB) [mixed choir (SAB)], basso continuo
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1382
Ein Singspiel zu Weihnachten
für Kinderchor, Klarinette, Viola, Violoncello und Klavier
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Set of parts (instruments)
Item no.: 583596
for: Male choir (TTB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 775088
for: Children's choir, actors, instruments
Score
Item no.: 632581
for: 2 solists (SA), mixed choir (SABar), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 334673
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Item no.: 153799
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 139201
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 321911
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 134954
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 556858
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 321945
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 166187
for: Children's choir (2 voices) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850658
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 315068
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 146711
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 909354
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 880743
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Book
Item no.: 641806
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 371891
for: Voice (high), mixed choir, strings, organ
Score
Item no.: 246013
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 1678111
Bosse Hits a cappella (BHAC)
– Staffelpreis auf Anfrage –
for: Mixed choir (SMezATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1011358
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1550891
Geistliches Oratorium in drei Abteilungen
Erste Abteilung: Advent und Weihnachten
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1551885
for: Mixed choir (2 voices), organ
Music score
Item no.: 655491
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910716
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 287694
for: Choir
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 116272
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