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.
für gem Chor und Orgel
Partitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 622009
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 296489
Rekonstruktion nach der Maurerischen Trauermusik
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 241365
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 471952
Dramma giocoso (Opera) in two acts KV 527
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196832
religious and spiritual songs
Messe für Chor, Sprecher und instrumentale Begleitung (Klavier, Flöte/Violine, Bass, Percussion) ad lib.
mit allen Chor-Ausgaben verwendbar: SATB (SAAB), SSA, SA
for: Narrator, mixed choir; instruments ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 370740
Musica Drammatica 1 (Faksimile)
Rappresentata in Mantova l’anno 1607
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (facsimile hardcover)
Item no.: 363317
Dramma tragico in due parti
Opera Vocal Score Series (Ricordi)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389014
Dramma tragico in due parti
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 389013
Melodramma in due atti
Ricordi Opera Vocal Score Series
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389012
Melodramma in due Atti
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 389011
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 388487
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 140474
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392126
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 283417
Avec accompagnement d'orgue ad lib.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 174759
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for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 463720
"Sparrow Mass"
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 150995
Hob. XXII:14
Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 485319
Pflichtstück des Internationalen Kammerchor-Wettbewerbs Marktoberdorf 2003
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 424738
for: Mixed choir, brass winds, organ
Score
Item no.: 561968
Cantata for the Sunday of Septuagesimae
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233456
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 779170
Passion cantata KV 42 (35a)
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 140633
Contemporary Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 584846
Belwin Festival Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 370434
Dramma giocoso in zwei Akten KV 527
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 379017
für Chor und Orgel; Gemeinde und Orchester ad lib.
for: Women's choir (SA) [mixed choir (SABar/SATB)], organ; parish, orchestra ad lib.
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 675864
SATB
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 493522
Klassik
for: Soloists, children's choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 820308
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 635616
12 leichte Motetten nach Psalmworten für drei gemischte Stimmen (SABar)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 127761
(Urtext)
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SSATTB, SATTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 614408
Kleine Orgelsolomesse in B
Hob. XXII:7
Urtext
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 227801
Lyric Drama in 5 Acts
Reprinted from the E. Fromont, Paris, 1904 edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 344889
Oper in 3 Akten WWV 90
for: Soloists, male choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 360852
Dover republication of the authoritative edition published by G. Ricordi, Milan
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 416714
"Coronation Mass"
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 285974
"Great Mass in C minor"
reconstructed and completed by Ulrich Leisinger
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), 2 mixed choirs, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 694030
für Soli, Chor und Orchester
Neufassung von 2006
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 429212
"Theresienmesse"
Urtext nach der Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116441
Dona nobis pacem, Domine
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 166951
HWV 232
Klavierauszug (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116214
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 292419
Drama lirico in tre atti e cinque quadri
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 389441
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 339569
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 686625
Mit Klavierstimme zu Übungszwecken
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 620065
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