From the beginning of Monteverdi to the end of J.S Bach, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful baroque music on offer with Stretta today!
One of the key features of this period, was the introduction of the figured bass or basso continuo. The continuous, uninterrupted bass line forms the harmonic basis for baroque music. The harmony developed from the sacred, modal style, to the major-minor system that we use today.
Expression in baroque music was shaped by the doctrine of affect. There was a rich system of figures that corresponded to a musical rhetoric, with which human emotion could be portrayed musically.
In Italy, opera emerged as a new form of expression, combining words, text, plot and staging. Other popular musical forms of the time were the concerto grosso, the suite, the fugue, the Baroque Sonata, the cantata and the oratorio. The most famous oratorios of the time were written by J.S Bach, the Christmas Oratorio, St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion.
Cantata for Christmas Day
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1543986
Cantata for Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1552090
Score
Item no.: 672625
Arie aus der Weihnachtskantate "Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe"
Stimmensatz (komplett)
for: Voice (alto), chamber ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 681158
Cantata for the 2nd day of Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 797078
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 362091
Schneller Fox
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 143828
ZWV 107
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 685603
Christmas Collection
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 876607
The Splendor of Christmas
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 955831
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 963381
Cantata for the Feast of Annunciation Day
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385524
for: 2 TRP POS KLAV
Item no.: 204869
BWV 248 - Aria No. 41
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1053414
Klassik
Single part Violin
Item no.: 861681
Weihnachtsoratorium (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 158231
Weihnachtsoratorium (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 187742
Cantata for the 3rd day of Christmas
E minor
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233081
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 663551
Weihnachtskantate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236165
Kantate zum 1. Advent
aus der Notenbibliothek von Johann Sebastian Bach
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234533
Ich freue mich in dir
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 171753
Meditation über das erste Praeludium von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 276004
BWV 36 / 140 /172
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 119167
Christmas Concerto
for: 2 Violinen, Violoncello, Streichorchester und Cembalo
Einzelstimme Violine I (solo und rip.)
Item no.: 784783
mit Einlagesätzen für die Aufführung zur Weihnachtszeit
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1684855
Christmas Concerto
for: 2 violins, cello, strings, basso continuo
Single part (Cello solo)
Item no.: 1681447
Weihnachtsmesse (liturgisch)
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (SSATB), 2 Flöten, Streicher und Basso continuo
Einzelstimme Basso continuo
Item no.: 750152
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1097515
GIA Christmas
for: SATB, SAT, SAB and Organ
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1154118
GIA Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1150947
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Treble recorder (single part)
Item no.: 664890
Christmas Concert
Eulenburg Orchestral Series
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1655283
for: 4 Solostimmen, Chor, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo, komplementäre Bläser oder Streicher ad. lib.
Einzelstimme Bassi
Item no.: 724413
Christmas Concerto
for: 2 violins, cello, strings, basso continuo
Einzelstimme Violine I solo/rip.
Item no.: 749094
Organ reduction
Item no.: 341619
Cantatas IV–VI
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 579650
Mitternachtsmesse zu Weihnachten
Urtext-Ausgabe – Musique sacrée française
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 678035
für Chor (SSB) und Instrumente
Chorpartitur
for: CHORMUSIK GEMISCHTER CHOR MIT BEGLEITUNG GEISTLICH EINZELN
Choir score
Item no.: 463039
"Evangelische Gespräche I, 7" (C-Dur)
zusätzliche Chorpartitur für chorische Aufführung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), violin, cornett [2 violins], basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 602285
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 565445
am zweiten Weihnachtstag
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 217617
aus: Uns ist ein Kind geboren
Kantate wird als nicht von Bach stammend betrachtet.
for: Voice, 2 recorders, organ; cello ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 423490
for: Soli (SATB), gemischter Chor (SATB), Orchester (2 Violinen, Viola, Basso continuo, Orgel)
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424542
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1652459
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 280402
for: Gemischter Chor Orgel ORCH
Item no.: 202025
Christmas Concert
Eulenburg Orchestral Series
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 358094