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) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: TTBB Double Choir a Cappella
Einzelstimme
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for: Mixed choir (SSAATB); organ ad lib.
Choir score
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for: gemischten Chor (SATB) und Basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 327689
for: Favoritchor SSSATTBarB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), SATB, 4 BVga, Orgel
Score
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Score
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for: Choir
Score
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for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), [4 Instrumente, Kontrabass, Orgel]
Choir score
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for: Chor SSATB, Theorbe, Basso continuo
Score
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for: Choir
Score
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for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1336781
for: Choir
Choir score
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for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1336757
for: Soli SSTTB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Violinen (2), Posaunen (3), Basso continuo (Soli SSTTB, Violinen (2), Basso continuo), (Soli SSTTB, Violinen (2), Posaunen (3), Basso continuo), (Soli SSTTB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Violinen (2), Basso continuo)
Score
Item no.: 1336722
for: Favoritchor, Kleines Orchester
Score
Item no.: 1586534
for: Favoritchor ST, Posaunen (3), ST, Posaunen (3), [SATBarB, SATBarB, 8 Instrumente], Kontrabass, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 1586525
for: Favoritchor STTB, Violinen (2), Kontrabass, Orgel, [Complementchor SATB, 4 Instrumente]
Score
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for: Chor SSTT, Violinen (2), Kontrabass, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 1586512
for: Favoritchor SSAT, ATBarB, Kontrabass, Orgel, [8 Instrumente]
Score
Item no.: 1586482
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340351
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1340339
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Chor SSAM
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Chor SAATBB
Score
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for: SSATB
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SSATB), organ
Score
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for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
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for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
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for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
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for: Gemischte Chöre (2)
Choir score
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Libro Primo – Recercada (Castell’Arquato, II)
Tastata – Opere d'intavolatuta d'organo e cimbalo
for: Organ
Music score
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for: 4 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1136257
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Sheet music
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for: Violoncello, (Viola da gamba/FAG) Basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1667945
for: 1–2 violins, piano; guitar ad lib.
Piano score, solo part
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A Due Cori 129
for: 2 gemischter Chor
Partitur, Stimmen
Item no.: 616990
for: Organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]
Spielpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 115304
Zeitschrift fuer Spielmusik
for: BFL QUARTETT (SAAB)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1677009
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