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: Guitar
Item no.: 1628830
3 Flöten, Alt-Querflöte und Bass-Querflöte
for: 3 Flöten, Alt-Querflöte und Bass-Querflöte
Item no.: 1627426
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra, organ
Oboe 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1610740
for: Streichorchester und Cembalo
Einzelstimme Bassi
Item no.: 784810
3. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Choir score
Item no.: 1639819
Musica Rara
for: Oboen (2), Violinen (2), Viola, Celli (2) (Kontrabass)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1639657
Motette
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737938
Concerto grosso B minor
for: 4 violins, strings, basso continuo
Einzelstimme Violone
Item no.: 792696
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1676973
Cantata for the 4th Sunday of Advent
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello (Double bass/ Violone) [Basso continuo] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1671141
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1647300
zum Drama pastorale 'La vendetta d'amore'
Sonate e sinfonie con tromba sola Band 14
for: Trumpet, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 778655
Kantate
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1688206
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Buch
Item no.: 1138432
for: Sopranblockflöte und Klavier
Book
Item no.: 1118047
for: 2 Violinen (Oboen) und Basso continuo (Klavier, Cembalo); Violoncello/Kontrabass ad libitum
Solostimme Violine (Oboe) II
Item no.: 722472
for: Clarinet, piano
Book
Item no.: 1102734
for: 7 Blockflöten (SSAATTB); Basso continuo und Violoncello ad libitum
Einzelstimme Tenor-Blockflöte I
Item no.: 758463
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1006451
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1007720
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1331417
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1331314
Quodlibet
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742424
Concerto grosso B minor
for: 4 violins, strings, basso continuo
Einzelstimme Violine IV
Item no.: 792698
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 742640
Aus dem Oratorium "Joseph"
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1042961
Grand motet pour solistes, choeur et orchestre.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 668228
for: Bass-Blockflöte
Stimme
Item no.: 1557876
Musica Rara
for: Sopran solo, Flöte, Basso continuo (Klavier)
Spielpartitur, Stimmensatz, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1639578
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1639902
RV 245
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Score, Parts, Piano reduction
Item no.: 1215597
Kantante zum ersten Pfingsttag
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1478418
1. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Score
Item no.: 1639905
for: Cembalo oder Flöte oder Violoncello und Streicher
Solostimme Violoncello
Item no.: 727089
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1342059
Trio ( Arpa, Chitarra e Mandolino)
for: Harp, Guitar and Mandoline
Score
Item no.: 832921
Eurovisionsmelodie
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1121021
Marsch
for: Brass band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1318041
Nos. 7-12
for: 2 violins, cello, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 749313
for: Euphoniumquartett
Book
Item no.: 1327706
for: 2 Clarinets and Piano
Book
Item no.: 996038
from The Messiah
for: Trompete und Keyboard
Item no.: 1647009
Musica Rara
for: Oboe, Orchester
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1639611
für Violine und B.c.
Faksimile
for: Piano
Item no.: 1632580
RV 408
for: Cello, strings, basso continuo
Score, Parts, Piano reduction
Item no.: 1215790
RV 264
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Score, Parts, Piano reduction
Item no.: 1215601
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1105617
Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende
16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
Score
Item no.: 1639906