Along with the many festive and sweet Advent customs, there are also joyous musical Advent traditions, such as coming together to sing The Great Advent Antiphons, and the highly popular combination of chocolate, cinnamon, and music known as the feast of Saint Nicholas. Browse our sheet music and scores, and find all the right music for Advent today!
Originally, Advent was significantly longer than today, it lasted from Saint Martin to the feast of the Epiphany. The current order, with four Sundays, was established in the 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great, after whom Gregorian chant is named. Each Advent Sunday has its own character, which differs a little in the Catholic and Protestant churches.
Advent music is strongly influenced by the fact that Advent was considered a “tempus clausum”, a “closed time”, in which lavish celebrations were forbidden, and it was for this reason that Johann Sebastian Bach was not allowed to perform all of his Advent Cantatas in Leipzig.
for: Women's choir (SSAA), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235706
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235550
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235547
for: Mixed choir (SSAB), organ; 4 melodic instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235539
for: Mixed choir (SSAB), organ; 4 melodic instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part(n)
Item no.: 235538
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043153
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231041
for: Soli (SATB, SATB), gemischter Chor (SATB, SATB), Basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 207487
Orgelstimme
Single part Organ
Item no.: 610403
Volgarizzata da Dante
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 648421
aus: Selva morale et spirituale
A 8 voci con 6 vel 10 istromenti SV (1640)
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Single part Trombone 1
Item no.: 647103
Choralkantate
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), chamber ensemble
Single part Oboe
Item no.: 695781
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 559800
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; oboe [trumpet], 2 violas, 3 trombones colla parte ad lib.
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 675532
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; 2 violins, double bass ad lib.
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673758
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, kettle drums, percussion
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672491
for: Mixed choir (SSAB), organ; 4 melodic instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part Organ
Item no.: 235544
for: Mixed choir (SSAB), organ; 4 melodic instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235540
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235220
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235218
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236145
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234441
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229597
for: Voice (alto), organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230321
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235532
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB/SSATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 227898
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043148
Ausgabe in Es
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Flute (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690451
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 469377
Single part Horn 3
Item no.: 458691
Single part Kettledrums
Item no.: 473285
German Magnificat
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 677216
German Magnificat
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 677212
Ausgabe in Es
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Timpani (orchestral part)
Item no.: 690460
aus: Selva morale et spirituale
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Single part(n)
Item no.: 236108
aus: Selva morale et spirituale
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236106
for: Kontrabass, Violone
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 632124
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230046
for: 6 soloists (SSATTB), 3 mixed choirs (SATB, SSAT, ATBarB), instruments colla parte, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 424693
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, kettle drums, percussion
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672489
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 469376
for: 2 mixed choirs (SSTBarB, S[A]TTBarB), strings, basso continuo
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424840
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235533
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235530
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043104
Diabelli Anton + Schubert Franz + Beethoven Ludwig Van
for: Flexible ensemble
Clarinet 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 326111
Single part Horn 2 (E-flat)
Item no.: 261473
Single part Horn 1 (E-flat)
Item no.: 261471
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