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
Choir score
Item no.: 1551320
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 189163
Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663105
for 32 voices
for: 32 voices
Score
Item no.: 1560119
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 616695
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Score
Item no.: 805873
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 1542255
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317746
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317729
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317711
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317695
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317540
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317531
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ [piano]
Score
Item no.: 318560
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318180
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318132
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317953
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 689814
(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 425462
Oratorio for solo voices (STB), mixed choir (SATB) and orchestra
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680591
for: Women's choir; piano ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1478377
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 862185
for: Choir (1 voice), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 688677
for: Children's choir, piano
Music score (spiral binding), Playback CD
Item no.: 768266
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 874160
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1627796
1st Sunday after Trinity
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 576776
for: Mixed choir (STTTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681848
Serenade in three parts
2nd version
Halle Handel Edition. Series I, Volume 9.2
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 634561
for: Mixed choir, harp, strings
Conductor score
Item no.: 675325
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 746368
for: Male choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 580767
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285397
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285456
for mixed choir (SATB) and piano
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 677247
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 482962
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 608706
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity/all occasions
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB) [SB/TB/SATB], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684222
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 660038
Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232936
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1676690
Choral
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 317638
Cantata for the Feast of Reformation
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 261144
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ/orchestra]
Choir score
Item no.: 242602
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 686927
for: Women's choir (SSAA); tambourine ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1672122
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 863002
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 861959
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