The Renaissance saw the musical shackles of the Medieval Period being broken, and both secular and sacred music became livelier and more expressive, and through the developments of printed music, more widely available. Browse our sheet music and scores, and pick up a mass or a madrigal today!
The driving force of the Renaissance was humanism (from the Latin “hummanus” or human), the dogmas of the church were overturned by science, and art was inspired by antiquity and a new, harmonious worldview. Vocal polyphony was very much at the forefront of Renaissance music, and a desire for perfect form, and rational, logical sophistication emerged. In church music, the cyclic form of the Mass, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei was still widely deployed, and musical settings of Motets, Litanies, Psalms and Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis broadened the congregation’s musical experience. Secular vocal music also developed through the madrigals, and polyphonic and unison songs.
In contrast to the Medieval Period, the Renaissance began with a new design principle, imitation. A short, lively theme moves from voice to voice, and the composer creates a counter-melody to compliment it. Elements from the Medieval however were still present, and the “cantus firmus” or fixed chant was often a device of choice in the Renaissance. The cantus firmus takes a theme from Gregorian Chant or Folk Music, but the composer uses augmentation, elongates the note values, and uses the cantus firmus as the harmonic basis for this polyphonic work. From here, the canon soon evolved, which was the clear precursor to the baroque fugue.
The Renaissance marked a big step in the development of instrumental music, and a significant move towards independence for solo instruments, and chamber groups. Traditionally instruments were used as accompaniment for choir or solo singing or for dance music, but through the Renaissance Period, pure instrumental solo or ensemble music became more and more popular. In particular, Renaissance Organ Music experienced a great boom due to the technical development of the instrument, and it was during the 16th century that more vocal instrumental music started emerging, and the first works featuring basso continuo were written.
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 174747
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 891707
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 287193
Sequenz für 8 Stimmen
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1115040
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 284230
Score
Item no.: 1338197
Historia des Leidens und Sterbens unsers Herrn und Heilandes Jesus Christi nach dem Evangelisten St. Johannem
for: Favorit choir (SATB), mixed choir (SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 232143
Historia des Leidens und Sterbens unseres Herrn und Heilandes Jesu Christi nach dem Evangelisten St. Johannes
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 348192
Geistliche Musik
for: 2-6 Part Choir a Cappella
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 934888
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 607254
aus: Geistliche Chormusik SWV 394
Mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Favorit choir (SSATTBB), basso continuo; 7 instruments (colla parte) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 231853
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 689647
Kantate
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 230141
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 365793
für 8-stimmigen gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 383941
Historia des Leidens und Sterbens unsers Herrn und Heilandes Jesu Christi nach dem Evangelisten St. Lukas
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 646686
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor ATB, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo Violine 1/2
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1134892
aus: Cantiones sacrae
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1136692
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor SSATB, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo Violine 1/2, Violoncello
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 167227
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/2 der GASV267
for: für Chor SSATB, Streicher und Basso continuo Violine 1
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135107
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor SSATTBB, 2 Violinen, 4 Posaunen (4 Viole da brazzo) und Basso continuo Posaune 2
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135248
for: 4 recorders (ATTB)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 355260
Italienische Madrigale Nr. 1 und 2
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 115654
aus: Die sieben Bußpsalmen
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 303200
Deutsches Nunc dimittis
SWV 432 – 1657
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) [6 voices]; basso continuo ad lib.
Music score (without cover)
Item no.: 232024
aus: Kleine geistliche Konzerte II
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: 4 voices (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 423240
Madrigal für 10 Stimmen in 2 Chören a cappella
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 379367
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1669898
Motette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1136703
Motette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1136702
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor SSATTBB, 2 Violinen, 4 Posaunen (4 Viole da brazzo) und Basso continuo Posaune 4 (Violoncello 2 ad lib.)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135540
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/2 der GA
for: für Chor SATTB und Basso continuo Violoncello
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135005
for: 5 Blockflöten (SATTB/SAATB)
Spielpartitur
Item no.: 355326
for: 5 Blockflöten (SAATB/SATTB)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 355307
aus: Psalmen Davids II. Rekonstruktion
- Chorpartitur Favoritchor
for: 2 mixed choirs (SSTTTTBB, SSATB), 5 trumpets, 3trombones, timpani, basso continuo
Choir score (Favorit choir)
Item no.: 642164
aus: Symphoniae Sacrae III
for: Gemischter Chor (SSATTB), 2 Violinen, Kontrabass, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 231948
Oxford Choral Classics Octavos
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 363738
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Book
Item no.: 932431
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor SSATTBB, 2 Violinen, 4 Posaunen (4 Viole da brazzo) und Basso continuo Violoncello 3
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135034
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/1 der GA
for: für Chor SSATTBB, 2 Violinen, 4 Posaunen (4 Viole da brazzo) und Basso continuo Viola 2
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135249
Musica religiosa - aus Band 15/2 der GASV267
for: für Chor SSATB, Streicher und Basso continuo Violine 3
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135048
aus Band 15/2 der GA
for: für Chor SATTB und Basso continuo Violoncello
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1134822
E flat (orig. F)
Transposed version of a motet found in Musica Britannica Volume 61
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 377670
for: Sopran-, 2 Alt-, Tenor- und Bass-Blockflöte
Ensemble score
Item no.: 355264
For SSATTB Choir with two Violins and Continuo
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 331335
aus: Symphoniae sacrae
for: SOLI (SST) 3 POS THEORBE BC
Score
Item no.: 565117
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); 6 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 231846
aus: Geistliche Chormusik
mit singbarer englischer Übersetzung
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); 6 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 231829
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