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.
for: Mixed choir (SATB); 4 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
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Item no.: 231976
for: Gemischter Chor (Favoritchor SMezAT), Instr. colla parte SATB, Kontrabass, Orgel, / Instr. colla parte SMezAT, 8 Instr]
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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for: Alto Soprano SATB
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
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for: 4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba
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Item no.: 1616554
for: Mixed Choir [SATB], Organ And/ or Instruments
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Item no.: 989589
for: Favoritchor SATB, SATB, Capellchor SMsAB, SMsAB, Kontrabass, Orgel, [8 Instrumente]
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Item no.: 1586529
for: Favoritchor T, Capellchor SATB, [SATB], 4 Ctto, A, Violine, Posaunen (3) Kontrabass, Orgel
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Item no.: 1586523
for: Favoritchor SSATB, Violinen (2), Fagott, MsInstr, AltInstr, Kontrabass, Orgel
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Item no.: 1586506
for: SMsABar, ATTB, Kontrabass, Orgel, [8 Instrumente]
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Item no.: 1586499
for: Favoritchor SMsAT, Capellchor SATB Kontrabass, Orgel, [Capellchor SMsAT, 8 Instrumente]
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Item no.: 1586481
for: 3 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB, SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1658435
for: 2 voices (SS), 2 violins, basso continuo
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Item no.: 667020
for: Children's choir [women's choir] (SSSS), mixed choir (ATTB), basso continuo; mixed choir (SATB), melody instruments colla parte ad lib.
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Item no.: 666996
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
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Item no.: 635335
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Item no.: 580926
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB), basso continuo
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Item no.: 627279
for: 4 voices [instruments]
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Item no.: 687463
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
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Item no.: 665431
for: 5 voices
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Item no.: 664829
for: Flexible ensemble
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Item no.: 661656
for: 1-3 Singstimmen, Basso Continuo, teilweise mit 2 Violinen
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Item no.: 661165
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 649284
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for: Organ
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Item no.: 549574
for: Organ (manuals) [harpsichord]
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for: Choir
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Item no.: 1336786
for: Choir
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Item no.: 1336777
for: Choir
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Item no.: 1336768
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
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Item no.: 1338591
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338453
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338450
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338443
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), [2 Melodieinstrumente, Basso continuo]
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Item no.: 1338357
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1338242
for: Chor SAATB, Orgel
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Item no.: 1338211
for: SSATB
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Item no.: 1338207
for: SSATB, Basso continuo
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Item no.: 1338199
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 1337681
for: Favoritchor SATB, SATB, [Capellchor SATB, SATB, 8 Instrumente], Kontrabass, Orgel
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Item no.: 1337413
for: 4–8 voices
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Item no.: 1160561
for: 6 voices
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Item no.: 1160541
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