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Oratorios – Sheet Music & Scores

Looking for a wide selection of Oratorios from various periods of music history, then you’ve come to the right place! Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderfully dramatic sacred works on offer from Stretta Music today!

From the Oratories to Rock Oratorios

In 1700, Pope Clement IX banned the latest wave of explicit and violent opera in Rome for five whole years. But not even his own members of the Roman Curia wanted to forego the dramatic musical pleasures, so they gave established opera composers such as Alessandro Scarlatti and Antonio Caldara theatrical spiritual texts to set to music. These new works were performed in the oratories, the prayer rooms of monasteries, without any staging or set. This is how a genre got its name, the oratorio, and it was in essence, musically identical to opera.

One of the most famous arias by Georg Frideric Handel, his Lascia ch’io pianga which is well known from his hugely popular opera Rinaldo, originally comes from his first oratorio “Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno”.

The genre became just as successful as opera, and as opera moved into the 20th & 21st centuries with modern rock operas like Tommy by The Who, the oratorio has also evolved, with works such as “Luther” by Dieter Falk.

Some selected Oratorios

J.J. Ryba: Missa pastoralis bohemica Boehmische Hirtenmesse
Jakub Jan Ryba

Missa pastoralis bohemica

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ

Score

Item no.: 160198

92.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
M.-A. Charpentier: In nativitate Domini n, Ges3FchBc (Part.)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier

In nativitate Domini nostri Jesu Christi canticum

for: 3 soloists (SSA), women's choir (SSA) [children's choir], basso continuo

Score

Item no.: 184997

15.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
AQ: H.H. Joachim: Die Weihnachtsgeschichte, KchInst (B-Ware)
with slight signs of use
Hans-Joachim Hepke, Hepke Hans Joachim

Die Weihnachtsgeschichte

for: Children's choir, instruments

Score

Item no.: 1677134

14.10  € –54 %
6.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 2–5 working days (dk)
F. Liszt: Oster-Hymne aus dem Oratorium Chri, FChOrg (Part.)
Franz Liszt

Oster-Hymne aus dem Oratorium Christus

for: Women's choir (SSA), organ

Score

Item no.: 423059

2.85  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
Zechner, Johann Georg: Cantilena de Nativitate Domini Nostri
Zechner, Johann Georg

Cantilena de Nativitate Domini Nostri Jesu Christi D-Dur (1762)

for: Solo (B), gemischter Chor (SATB), 2 Violinen, Basso continuo

Score

Item no.: 361390

11.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
J.H. Schein: Mache dich auf, werde licht
Johann Hermann Schein

Mache dich auf, werde licht

for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra

Score

Item no.: 229786

11.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
J. Eybler: Die Hirten bei der Krippe zu Bethlehem
Joseph Leopold Edler von Eybler

Die Hirten bei der Krippe zu Bethlehem

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra

Score

Item no.: 635702

128.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
L. Maierhofer: There Is A Light - Oratorium
Lorenz Maierhofer

There Is a Light. Oratorio SATB, Alt- oder Bariton-Solo mit Klavierbegleitung

for: Soloist (boy), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra

Score

Item no.: 578525

33.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 weeks (dk)
A. Tunger: Die Weihnachtsgeschichte, GesKchGchStr (Part.)
Albrecht Tunger

Die Weihnachtsgeschichte

for: Soloist (soprano), children's choir (1 voice), mixed choir (SATB), strings

Score

Item no.: 279122

8.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
S. Adam: The Christmas Truce 1914 (Part.)
Stephan Adam

The Christmas Truce 1914

for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra

Score

Item no.: 663947

175.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
H. Schütz: Christmas Story (Part)
Heinrich Schütz

Christmas Story

for: Soprano, Tenor, Bass Voice, SATB, Orchestra

Score

Item no.: 145074

17.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, GchKlav (Part)
Johann Sebastian Bach

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano

Score

Item no.: 330416

26.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248, 5GsGch4OrBc (KA)
Johann Sebastian Bach

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

Cantatas I–III

for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo

Piano reduction (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 663805

12.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
C. Saint-Saëns: Tollite Hostias 4 Voix Mixtes , GchKlav (KA)
Camille Saint-Saëns

Tollite Hostias 4 Voix Mixtes et Orgue

for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano

Piano reduction

Item no.: 623165

4.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
C. Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël op. 12 (1858) (Part)
Camille Saint-Saëns

Oratorio de Noël op. 12 (1858)

Weihnachtsoratorium
Neuausgabe nach den Quellen (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)

for: SOLI GCH HA STR ORG

Score

Item no.: 467961

40.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, FchKlav (KA)
Johann Sebastian Bach

Christmas Oratorio

Oratorium

for: Women's choir (SSA), piano

Piano reduction

Item no.: 964710

8.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248, 4GesGchOrchO (Bass)
Johann Sebastian Bach

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

Bärenreiter Urtext

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ

Choir part Bass

Item no.: 298436

6.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
J. Rheinberger: Stern Von Bethlehem
Josef Rheinberger

Kommentar zu Rheinbergers "Stern von Bethlehem"

Kommentierung des Textes aus theologischer Sicht von Paul-Gerhard Nohl

Book

Item no.: 476872

7.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
Seitz Christoph Emanuel: Der Esel Simson Erzaehlt Die Weihna
Seitz Christoph Emanuel

Der Esel Simson Erzaehlt Die Weihnachtsgeschichte

for: KCH 2 FL KLAV

Partitur

Item no.: 618904

9.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
Artisten-Parade: für Klavier (Pa+St)

Artisten-Parade: für Klavier

für Soli, Kinderchor und Instrumente
Partitur und Stimmen

for: BÜHNENWERKE + SZENISCHE WERKE KINDERKANTATEN

Score, Parts

Item no.: 245261

28.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 weeks (dk)
H. Handt: Geboren im Stall auf diesem Stern (Bu)

Geboren im Stall auf diesem Stern

Weihnachtsgedichte

Book

Item no.: 657667

22.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 weeks (dk)
J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248, 5GsGch4OrBc (HARM)
Johann Sebastian Bach

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

Cantatas I–III

for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo

Harmony parts (complete winds)

Item no.: 371538

52.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248, 4GesGchOrchO (Chpa)
Johann Sebastian Bach

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

für Soli, Chor und Orchester
Chorpartitur

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo

Choir score

Item no.: 184758

10.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
Heiligste Nacht, GsGchOrch (Stsatz)

Heiligste Nacht

Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte nach Lukas unter Verwendung bekannter und weniger bekannter Weihnachtslieder

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Set of parts

Item no.: 311315

60.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 weeks (dk)
H. Schuetz: Weihnachtshistorie Swv 435 Eulenburg Studienpart
Heinrich Schütz

Weihnachts-Historie SWV 435

Historia der freuden- und gnadenreichen Geburt Gottes und Mariens Sohnes, Jesu Christi
Eulenburg Studienpartituren

for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ

Study score

Item no.: 392174

17.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 2, 4GesGchOrcBc (PaFaks)
Johann Sebastian Bach

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

Faksimile der autographen Partitur in der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Documenta musicologica II/54 / Bärenreiter Facsimile

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo

Score (facsimile hardcover)

Item no.: 681383

469.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
A.M. Brunckhorst: Die Weihnachtsgeschi, 4GesGchOrch (Stsatz)
Arnold Matthias Brunckhorst

Die Weihnachtsgeschichte

Stimmensatz

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo

Set of parts

Item no.: 681478

90.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 2–5 working days (dk)
AQ: M. Praetorius: Puer natur in Bethlehem Weihnach (B-Ware)
with slight signs of use
Michael Praetorius

Puer natus in Bethlehem

Weihnachtskonzert

for: Favorit choir (SSB), chapell choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo

Choir score

Item no.: 1656093

6.60  € –70 %
1.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 2–5 working days (dk)
J.S. Bach: Sieben Choraele aus dem Weihnachtsorat, 4Fl (Sppa
Johann Sebastian Bach

Sieben Choräle aus dem Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248

für vier Querflöten

for: 4 flutes (quartet)

Ensemble score

Item no.: 418665

9.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
C. Saint-Saens: VIer Saetze aus dem Weihnac, Blasorch (Pa+St

Gloria

Camille Saint-Saëns

VIer Sätze aus dem Weihnachtsoratorium

for: Concert band

Score, Parts

Item no.: 660273

111.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 weeks (dk)
F. Trüün: Stück für Stück nach Bethlehem (Bu)
Friedhilde Trüün, Claudia Schwanhäußer

Stück für Stück nach Bethlehem

Ein kommentiertes Singspielverzeichnis für die Weihnachtszeit
für Kindergarten, Grundschule und Kinderchor

Book (softcover)

Item no.: 458296

28.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 2–5 working days (dk)
C. Lahusen: Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
Christian Lahusen

Die Weihnachtsgeschichte

Lieder aus der Kantate für Hausmusik

for: Women's choir [male choir] (3 voices)

Choir score

Item no.: 114739

10.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
R. Möser: Wenn Engel singen - Gesamtausga, KchInstr (PaKlav)
Rainer Möser

Wenn Engel singen – Gesamtausgabe mit Klavierstimme

Weihnachtsmusical für Kinder von 6-12 Jahren

for: Children's choir, instruments

Score (with piano part)

Item no.: 462812

19.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 2–5 working days (dk)
F. Martin: Cantate Pour Le Temps De Noel
Frank Martin

Cantate pour le temps de Noël

for: Solists, boys’ choir, mixed choir, orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 333326

83.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248, 4GesGchOrchO (HARM)
Johann Sebastian Bach

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

Bärenreiter Urtext

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ

Harmony parts (complete winds)

Item no.: 210135

112.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
G.A. Homilius: Die Freude der Hirten ueber die Geburt Jesu W
Gottfried August Homilius

Die Freude der Hirten über die Geburt Jesu I.1

Weihnachtsoratorium (Gesamtausgabe) (Complete edition)

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra

Item no.: 319067

78.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
G. Bächli: Daniel - Eine musikalische Weihnachtsgeschic (CD)

Zünde ein Lichtlein an

Gerda Bächli

Daniel – Eine musikalische Weihnachtsgeschichte

CD mit Erzählung und 10 Liedern zu Daniel und 4 Adventsliedern

CD

Item no.: 343802

16.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 2–5 working days (dk)
DL: J. Haas: Christnacht (Ch-A)
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Joseph Haas

Christnacht

Ein deutsches Weihnachtsliederspiel nach oberbayerischen und tiroler Weisen

for: gemischter Chor (SATB) (Frauenchor, Kinderchor) mit Soli (SSATBarB) und kleines Orchester

Choir part Alto

Item no.: 739198

4.70  €incl. VAT
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DL: J.S. Bach: Sinfonia, Klav
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Johann Sebastian Bach

Sinfonia

from: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 738270

3.50  €incl. VAT
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DL: J. Haas: Christnacht
Download item
Joseph Haas

Christnacht

Ein deutsches Weihnachtsliederspiel nach oberbayerischen und tiroler Weisen

for: gemischter Chor (SATB) (Frauenchor, Kinderchor) mit Soli (SSATBarB) und kleines Orchester

Einzelstimme Klavier (Orchester)

Item no.: 748090

15.20  €incl. VAT
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J. Haas: Christnacht op. 85  (Ch-S)
Joseph Haas

Christnacht op. 85

for: gemischter Chor (SATB) (Frauenchor, Kinderchor) mit Soli (SSATBarB) und kleines Orchester

Choir part Soprano

Item no.: 214695

10.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
K. Hessenberg: Weihnachtsgeschichte op. 54
Kurt Hessenberg

Weihnachtsgeschichte op. 54

for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STB) und Streichorchester; Flöte und Cembalo ad libitum

Chorpartitur

Item no.: 247530

5.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
R. Sund: Glaens oever sjoe och strand - Bethlehem, Gch5 (Par
Alice Charlotta Tegnér

Gläns över sjö och strand – Bethlehems Stjärna

for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella

Score

Item no.: 672331

2.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
C. Saint-Saëns: Tollite Hostias (from Oratorio de No?l, (CD)
Camille Saint-Saëns

Tollite Hostias (from Oratorio de No?l, op. 12)

for: VoiceTrax CD

CD

Item no.: 798590

31.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–5 weeks
R. Michael: Historia von der Empfängnis unsers, Gch6 (Part.)
Rogier Michael

Historia von der Empfängnis unsers Herren Jesu Christi

for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella

Score

Item no.: 235985

13.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
H. Berlioz: The Shepherds' Farewell, GchOrg (Chpa)
Hector Berlioz

The Shepherds' Farewell

for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ

Choir score

Item no.: 179907

5.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
C. Saint-Saëns: Oratorio De Noel opus 12, GesKlav (KA)
Camille Saint-Saëns

Oratorio De Noel opus 12

for: Voice, piano

Piano reduction

Item no.: 283795

32.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
U. Gohl: Singspiel zur Weihnachtsgeschichte ueber Lukas 2,1-
Ulrich Gohl

Singspiel zur Weihnachtsgeschichte

for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard

Score

Item no.: 423795

13.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–6 working days (dk)
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