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, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338827
for: Choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 1338702
for: 4 voices (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 772327
Ein Musical zur Weihnachtszeit
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 770272
Singspiel zu Weihnachten
for: Children's choir (1 voice), the parish, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 231467
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 279127
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 230255
Die Krippe / The Manger
Oratorium
for: 5 solo voices (SATBarB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 229930
Cantatas I–III
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 371393
aus: Magnificat octo tonorum
for: 4 voices [mixed choir], (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 423726
Weihnachtsmotette für SSA, TTBB oder SATB Chor und Orgel
for: Women's choir (SSA) [male choir (TTBB)/mixed choir (SATB)], organ
Score
Item no.: 623247
Cantatas I–III
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663111
für gemischten Chor
Das Musikblatt
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1660187
from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
for: Male choir (TBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 932252
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 912082
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 471736
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir book
Item no.: 490668
für gemischten Chor (SSATB) und Kammerensemble
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), string orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 683503
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Organ score
Item no.: 864497
für Solostimmen (SSATB), gemischten Chor (SSATB), Orchester und Basso continuo
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 344545
Oxford Christmas Carols
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 920215
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 765212
RV 610
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1612001
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 634711
BWV 243 (BWV3 243.2)
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1612000
Sacred Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802066
(from Oratorio de Noël, op. 12)
Discovery Level 2
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 746211
Secular Christmas Choral
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 803872
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 190849
The Novello Choral Programme
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Book
Item no.: 311982
Contemporary Church Music
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 934979
op. posth. (1871)
für Männerchor und Orgel
for: Male choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 5745
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 736285
Aus Böhmen
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 725405
Wir beten dich an, Christe (Pasion)
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 730047
Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte
for: Narrator, mixed choir (SATB), concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671410
"Christkindlmesse"
Blechbläserset (Stimmensatz - Trompete, Tenorhorn und Bassposaune)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Wind parts (4)
Item no.: 1639273
Offertorium
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 4653
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 1667878
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 761220
Du göttliches Kind
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 746586
3-4 octave Handbells
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 919376
Collected in Szeged by Sándor Bálint
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850286
Cantata for Christmas Day
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1651600
25 parts
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Partitur-Set
Item no.: 1104975
Daybreak Christmas Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167322
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) I/3/2
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 876778
Kantaten vom 1. Advent bis zum Sonntag nach Weihnachten
Georg Philipp Telemann. Musikalische Werke 39
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Werkausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 872430
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