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.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
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Item no.: 119725
for: CHORMUSIK GEMISCHTER CHOR MIT BEGLEITUNG GEISTLICH EINZELN
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Item no.: 119723
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, cello, basso continuo
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Item no.: 119718
for: ORCHESTERWERKE STREICHORCHESTER MEHRERE SOLOSTIMMEN
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Item no.: 119699
for: Mixed choir a cappella
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Item no.: 119402
for: Gemischter Chor, Streichorchester
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Item no.: 117246
for: Männerchor, Orchester
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Item no.: 116870
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
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Item no.: 169346
for: Bläserquintett
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Item no.: 169298
for: SOLI GCH TRP STR FAG BC
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Item no.: 164390
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
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Item no.: 161673
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, violone, basso continuo
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Item no.: 463901
for: Symphonic orchestra
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Item no.: 463850
for: Orchester (2 Oboen, Fagott, Streicher, Basso continuo)
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Item no.: 463845
for: Bassoon, strings, basso continuo
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Item no.: 462440
for: Gemischter Chor (8), Streicher, 4 Posaunen, Basso continuo
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Item no.: 459437
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
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Item no.: 459395
for: SOLI (SS/SA) 2 Violinen, 2 Viole, Violoncello (FAG) Basso continuo
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Item no.: 456367
for: Brass ensemble (12 parts)
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Item no.: 205512
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
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Item no.: 202437
for: Flute, orchestra
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Item no.: 200251
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
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Item no.: 155358
for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, basso continuo
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Item no.: 152966
for: Oboe, string orchestra
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Item no.: 172674
for: Soli, Gemischter Chor (4-stimmig), Streichorchester, Basso continuo
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Item no.: 188577
for: SOLI (SATB) GCH BC
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Item no.: 183603
for: 4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, timpani
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Item no.: 146069
for: Accordion orchestra
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Item no.: 144093
for: 2 Violinen, Viola und Basso
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Item no.: 187200
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
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Item no.: 133019
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
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Item no.: 131352
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 461346
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 889992
for: Choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 920332
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907271
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Buch
Item no.: 908172
for: SSAA and Organ
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 908244
for: 3 cellos
Set of parts
Item no.: 394574
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Score, part
Item no.: 1037344
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1018373
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 613413
für Soli, Chor und Orchester (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 180283
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score
Item no.: 460268
Tenor Saxophone & Klavier
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 597096
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 101638
for: 2 Alt-Blockflöten (Flöten/Violinen)
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Item no.: 106837
for: Baroque orchestra
Score
Item no.: 103511
Rückübertragung nach der Sonata für Viola da gamba bzw. Violino und obligates Cembalo, BWV 1028
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 684239