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: für einstimmigen Chor (S) und Orchester
Choir score
Item no.: 113344
for: für 3, 6, 7, 8 oder 10 Singstimmen und Instrumente
Partitur
Item no.: 214843
QUINTA (all instruments)
Musica Practica
for: 5 instruments
Single part 2
Item no.: 368034
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part 5
Item no.: 762161
Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi SWV 50
Stuttgarter Schütz – Ausgabe
Urtext
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Viola da gamba 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499016
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part 3
Item no.: 762160
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Part 1
Item no.: 762158
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part 7
Item no.: 762163
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Part 4
Item no.: 762142
Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi SWV 50
Stuttgarter Schütz – Ausgabe
Urtext
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Viola da gamba 4 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499018
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part 2
Item no.: 762159
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Single part 6
Item no.: 762162
German Magnificat
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1043341
Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi SWV 50
Stuttgarter Schütz – Ausgabe
Urtext
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 231781
Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi SWV 50
Stuttgarter Schütz – Ausgabe
Urtext
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Viola da gamba 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499017
Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi SWV 50
Stuttgarter Schütz – Ausgabe
Urtext
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Viola da gamba 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499015
Passionsmusik
Urtext Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe
for: Favorit choir (SATTB), orchestra; chapell choir (SATTB) ad lib.
Single part 5
Item no.: 674150
Marienvesper SV 206
Urtext
for: 7 soloists (SSATTBB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 676270
Antiphona angelorum. Aus: Zwölf geistliche Gesänge
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1161090
aus: Zwölf geistliche Gesänge
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); 5 instruments colla parte ad lib.
Part 4
Item no.: 1160871
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Single part 6
Item no.: 1160864
Show yourselves joyful to the Lord
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160805
aus: Psalmen Davids
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), double bass, organ; 8 instruments colla parte ad lib.
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160706
aus: Psalmen Davids
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160695
aus: Psalmen Davids
for: Favorit choir (SATB), chapell choir (SATB), double bass, organ [chapell choir satb, 8 melodic instruments]
Instrumental part 3 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160690
Lobsinget Gott, dem Herrn
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 8 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160667
Lobsinget Gott, dem Herrn
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 8 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1160665
Musikalische Exequien III SWV 281
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 8 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160516
Musikalische Exequien III SWV 281
for: 2 favorit choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 8 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1160510
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Favorit choir (smezttbarb), orchestra; 2 chapell choirs (SATB, SATB) ad lib.
Instrumental part 1 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1136816
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Favorit choir (smezttbarb), orchestra; 2 chapell choirs (SATB, SATB) ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1136705
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Single part 3
Item no.: 1136683
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Part 1
Item no.: 1136682
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Single part 5
Item no.: 1136681
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Single part 2
Item no.: 1136680
from : Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Favorit choir (SMezATBB), orchestra; 2 chapell choirs (SATB, SATB) ad lib.
Instrumental part 2 (Choir 1)
Item no.: 1136636
Musikalische Exequien II
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); 8 melodic instruments (colla parte), basso continuo ad lib.
Instrumental part 4 (Choir 2)
Item no.: 1121071
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae I
for: Voice (bass), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1317243
Für Blockflötenquaratett (SATB)
for: Descant recorder
Single part descant recorder
Item no.: 429557
Für Blockflötenquaratett (SATB)
for: Tenor recorder
Single part(n)
Item no.: 429559
Fantasien/ Pavanen/ Gailliarden
Consortium
for: 4 melodic instruments (SATB)
Single part for cantus (soprano)
Item no.: 261079
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1549872
Die deutsche Litanei
Komposition von Anon., durch Bruno Grusnick Schütz zugeschrieben
for: Basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232154
Psalm 24
for: Favorit choir (SATB), double bass, organ; 2 chapell choirs (SATB, SATB, SSATTB) ad lib.
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 232126
Geistliches Konzert
for: Basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 232075
Single part Cornett 1
Item no.: 232050
Die Worte der Einsetzung des heiligen Abendmahls. Aus: Zwölf geistliche Gesänge
for: Basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 231991
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231936
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