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.
Lieder und Duette für Sopran, Bass, Laute und Viola da gamba
The second Booke of Songs and Ayres, 1600
for: 2 voices (SB), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 582996
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 185415
Early English Church Music 21
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 768913
to the Suzuki Violin School - Book 2
for: Cello group
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1701351
Oratorio in Three Parts HWV 56
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists (SAATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1669205
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 886827
Jesus, Thou My Wearied Spirit
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317722
Komische Kantate
for: Voice (baritone), children's choir (SA), strings, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 115129
Choral Music
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, cor anglais, bassoon, 4 trumpets, , snare drum, timpani, organ
Score
Item no.: 321285
Purcell Society Volume 22B
for: 1–2 voices, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 778893
Song
for: Sopran, 2 Alt-Blockflöten und Klavier; Violoncello ad libitum
Item no.: 1545458
for: Chor (TBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 862153
Geburtstagsode für Queen Mary, 1694
for: gemischter Chor (SATB), Soli (SAAB) und Orchester
Partitur
Item no.: 354259
aus dem Oratorium: "Der Messias" HWV 56
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307896
Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen
for: Children's Choir [SA] and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 361718
HWV 283
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 364640
aus "The English Dancing Master"
for: 2 Sopran-Blockflöten, Alt-Blockflöte und kleines Schlagwerk
Ensemble score
Item no.: 188529
from the 24 Concertos in the Naples manuscript (1725)
Canzone Suite Sonata
for: Flute, 2 violins, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 549990
(Urtext)
for: Flute, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 549923
Coronation Anthem II
HWV 259
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), 2 violins, viola, 2 oboes, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1645496
Coronation Anthem I
HWV 258
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1645477
From Iphigenie En Tauride
for: Chor und Klavier; Trompete ad libitum
Choir score
Item no.: 1628127
Flexible 3 Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 892760
Guitar Ensemble
for: Guitar ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 803363
Music for String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 693355
Music for String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 805461
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 774727
Hal Leonard Solo and Ensemble
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 809280
Hal Leonard Solo and Ensemble
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 806504
Music for Brass (Robert King)
for: Blechbläserquartett
Book
Item no.: 819727
BWV 278
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 422999
dorisch
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1160938
Urtext Stuttgarter Händel-Ausgaben
Bläserstimmen (kompletter Satz)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 582031
Music for Eighteenth-Century English Choirs
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 483877
Early English Church Music 39
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 768943
Festival Choral
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Score
Item no.: 768059
Lasset uns den Herren preisen
for: SSATB Unaccompanied
Choir score
Item no.: 896021
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 876970
for: Piano, Harpsichord or Organ
Buch
Item no.: 839175
Cantata for a wedding
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
– Gradual price on request –
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 673207
Hunting Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 797986
6 Songs
for: High [Medium] Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 905443
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964880
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964738
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964697
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), organ
Score
Item no.: 901266
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 891796
Anthem
for: gemischter Chor (SAATB) und Orgel
Score
Item no.: 1546303