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: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 890678
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 474858
"Dort hoch auf dem Berge, da wehet der Wind"
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSAA)
Choir score
Item no.: 204959
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 460033
Contemporary Choral Series (Boosey and Hawkes)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 631016
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1349818
Aus Böhmen
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 725405
Du göttliches Kind
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 746586
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 344544
Die kleine Kantate zur Weihnachtszeit
Chorausgabe
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 161589
for: Women's choir (SS) [2 voices], 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1701194
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 808616
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6079
Weihnachtsoratorium für Soli, Sprecher, Chor und Orchester
Orchesterpartitur
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1652433
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 780539
Drei weihnachtliche Stimmungsbilder nach Texten von Rainer Maria Rilke und Christian Morgenstern
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano, flute
Score
Item no.: 726141
Motet for unaccompanied voices (SATB)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Chorpartitur includes piano reduction for rehearsal only
Item no.: 747545
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3166
für gem Chor (SAM) und Orgel (Instrumente ad lib)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 664871
für gem Chor und Instrumente (Orchester) Partitur
Weihnachtsmesse
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 664657
für Chor (SATB), zwei Trompeten, zwei Hörner, zwei Violinen, Viola, Kontrabass und Orgel.
Musik aus Klöstern, Kirchen und Fürstenhöfen Band 6
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 656095
Motette
Nr. 17 aus "Geistliche Chor-Music"
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 635325
Einzelabgabe nur mit Anti-Kopier-Stempel!
for: Mixed choir (SABar), organ
Score
Item no.: 636241
Melodiefolge beschwingter Weihnachtslieder
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 611826
Weihnachtsoratorium
Erstdruck
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ; 2 horns ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 630477
AZ-VIII/1:D1 für gemischten Chor und Orchester
Monumenta musicae Slovacae
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 661956
Paket: Partitur + CD-Rom mit Orchesterstimmen zum Ausdrucken
Musik aus Klöstern, Kirchen und Fürstenhöfen Band 6
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score, CD-ROM
Item no.: 629915
GIA Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SAB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1151089
Weihnachtliche Kantate für drei gleiche Stimmen, Solosopran und Instrumente
for: Solo voice (soprano), women's choir (SSA) [male choir (TTB)], instruments
Score
Item no.: 680134
Motette
Nr. 27 aus "Geistliche Chor-Music"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (7 parts); 7 melody instruments colla parte ad lib.
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696744
Ergänzungspaket, Orchestersatz ohne Partitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1042915
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 637079
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 298434
Graduale u. Offertorium für die 3. Messe des Weihnachtsfestes, mit Orchester u. Orgel
Österreichische Kirchenmusik Band 5
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
String parts (4)
Item no.: 309558
(„Still, ihr Winde“)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5658
a cappella oder mit Begleitung (Orgel/Klavier oder 3 Streicher)
for: Women's choir (SSA); piano/organ [2 violins, cello] ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 692839
für Solo, Frauen- oder Jugendchor und Klavier
for: Soloist (soprano), women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 658444
for: Women's choir (SS), piano
Score
Item no.: 646834
Brieger Christnacht 1944
Zwei Instrumentalsätze (Vorspiel / Zwischenspiel)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), precentor, strings, organ
Set of parts (Strings)
Item no.: 155371
aus: Ecclesiasticarum Cantionum Quatuor Vocum ... Liber Primus
Venedig 1639
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6088
nach dem polnischen Weihnachtslied "Gdy sie Chrystus rodzi"
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751697
aus: Kleine geistliche Konzerte I
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 231798
for: Mixed choir; basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 277018
for: Voice (high), mixed choir, strings, organ
Score
Item no.: 333773
for: Male choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 373447
für Chor mit Einzelstimmen
nach Worten von Gisela Behm
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 119966
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1342688
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; trumpet/mandolin orchestra/rhythm group (accordion, guitar, bass, drums) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 244303
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