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 Sopran,Streicher und Orgel Kontrabass
Single part
Item no.: 1135484
Entstehungszeit evtl. um 1610
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 232070
aus Band VIII/1,2 Canti guerrieri et amorosi
for: für Chor SATB und Basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1135379
from the First Service
Tudor Church Music
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 123441
Nr. 3 aus "Vespro della Beata Vergine"
for: für Singstimme
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 1135555
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1172309
Klassik
Buch
Item no.: 836466
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 429818
Klassik
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Score
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for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1173466
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1173623
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 853214
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1172302
12 Divisions
for: Sopran-Blockflöte und Klavier (Cembalo)
Music score
Item no.: 726806
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1175305
Klassik
for: Chamber Group, Tenor
Buch
Item no.: 315090
"Omnes gentes plaudite" (Psalm 47, 1-6)
for: gemischter Chor (SAAT/ATBB/ATTB/STTB)
Choir score
Item no.: 749914
Short Service
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 883227
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 898253
(Vihuela)
for: Gitarre oder Vihuela
Music score
Item no.: 749438
Madrigal cycle
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Choir score
Item no.: 761296
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 854397
Edition Alfonso
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 749802
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
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Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 629941
for: 2 Gitarren (Vihuelas)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1582409
Klassik
for: SSB
Buch
Item no.: 836646
Klassik
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Score
Item no.: 852290
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1172318
Klassik
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Score
Item no.: 852476
Das Chorwerk
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760359
Edition Schott
for: 4 recorders (SAAT)
Music score
Item no.: 782191
"Magnificat" (Lukas 1, 46-55)
for: gemischter Chor (SAAB/ATBB/TBBB)
Choir score
Item no.: 751765
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 851581
Klassik
for: 5-Part Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 853718
Klassik
for: 4-Part Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 852398
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
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Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
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