The Renaissance saw the musical shackles of the Medieval Period being broken, and both secular and sacred music became livelier and more expressive, and through the developments of printed music, more widely available. Browse our sheet music and scores, and pick up a mass or a madrigal today!
The driving force of the Renaissance was humanism (from the Latin “hummanus” or human), the dogmas of the church were overturned by science, and art was inspired by antiquity and a new, harmonious worldview. Vocal polyphony was very much at the forefront of Renaissance music, and a desire for perfect form, and rational, logical sophistication emerged. In church music, the cyclic form of the Mass, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei was still widely deployed, and musical settings of Motets, Litanies, Psalms and Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis broadened the congregation’s musical experience. Secular vocal music also developed through the madrigals, and polyphonic and unison songs.
In contrast to the Medieval Period, the Renaissance began with a new design principle, imitation. A short, lively theme moves from voice to voice, and the composer creates a counter-melody to compliment it. Elements from the Medieval however were still present, and the “cantus firmus” or fixed chant was often a device of choice in the Renaissance. The cantus firmus takes a theme from Gregorian Chant or Folk Music, but the composer uses augmentation, elongates the note values, and uses the cantus firmus as the harmonic basis for this polyphonic work. From here, the canon soon evolved, which was the clear precursor to the baroque fugue.
The Renaissance marked a big step in the development of instrumental music, and a significant move towards independence for solo instruments, and chamber groups. Traditionally instruments were used as accompaniment for choir or solo singing or for dance music, but through the Renaissance Period, pure instrumental solo or ensemble music became more and more popular. In particular, Renaissance Organ Music experienced a great boom due to the technical development of the instrument, and it was during the 16th century that more vocal instrumental music started emerging, and the first works featuring basso continuo were written.
aus: Becker-Psalter
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 422472
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
Set of parts
Item no.: 231867
Early Music Library 150
for: Choir (8 voices); 8 instruments colla parte ad lib.
2 Scores
Item no.: 340559
A Due Cori 11
for: 7 GES (INST) (SST ATTB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 350985
Der Blaeserchor
for: 4 recorders [4 viole da gamba]
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 413802
Nr. 17 aus "Sacrae Cantiones 1565"
for: Mixed choir (SATTBB) [6 solo voices]
Choir score
Item no.: 772810
All Lust und Freud / Ein alter Greis wollt / Das Herz tut mir aufspringen
Edition Schultheiss
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 338408
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 931787
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1038248
Critical Performing Edition
for: Voice, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 430881
for: 4 melodic instruments
SET B ST
Item no.: 157987
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 231832
Renaissance Chansons 8
for: 3 voices [melodic instruments]
Item no.: 332758
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1079570
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); 6 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 1160861
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 1160850
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 1160849
O how fair are all thy dwellings
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1136708
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 387710
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043328
Geistliches Konzert
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 232106
Psalmkonzert
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 232055
für Kinderchor, gemischten Chor und Basso continuo (Instrumente ad libitum)
Urtext
for: Children's choir [women's choir] (SSSS), mixed choir (ATTB), basso continuo; mixed choir (SATB), melody instruments colla parte ad lib.
Single part 2
Item no.: 670902
Consortium
for: 5 recorders (SSATB)
Set of parts
Item no.: 206818
Fontes Musicae Antiquae 1
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 467012
Brand's Brass Programm 16
for: 4 Trompete, 4 POS, [TUBA)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 457341
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1101049
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 379379
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Item no.: 279330
Leben und Werk
Berliner musikwissenschaftliche Arbeiten 17
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 229246
aus: Psalmen Davids
Psalmkonzert
for: Gemischter Chor (Favoritchor SATB, SATB), [Instr. colla parte SATB, SATB, 8 Instr], Kontrabass, Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 424173
for: Classical
Buch
Item no.: 252517
Meisterwerke Der Musik Im Faksimile 1
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
PART LN GEB / FAKSIMILE
Item no.: 246118
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 383931
The Shoemaker's wife- My Lord Chamberlain his galliard-An unamed piece
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 971881
for: 3 guitars
Item no.: 243306
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
Set of parts
Item no.: 231928
Psalm-Konzert aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III (1650)
ab 50 Ex.: 5%, ab 100Ex. : 10%
for: Mixed choir (SSB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 231874
Madrigali - aus Band 8/1 der GA
for: für 6 Singstimmen SSATTB, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo Violine 1
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135109
Mark Foster
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1125788
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123255
Mark Foster
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1656853
for: GCH (SMATB)
Partitur
Item no.: 622246
Brass and Percussion Parts
for: Organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 1057085
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 388079
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 388054
Early Music Library 116
for: 3 melodic instruments
3 Performance scores
Item no.: 349722
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