Choral singing has enchanted young and old alike for centuries, and is undoubtedly one of the most important pillars of European culture. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself the magic and beauty of the European choral tradition with Stretta Music today!
The goal of the first choral singing, be it early rhythmic intonations or Gregorian chant, was to take a mystical or spiritual moment and infuse it with song. Although originally linked mainly with religion, choral singing soon began to filter into many other cultural spheres, for example in the very popular plays of ancient Greece.
Amazingly, polyphony has been around since as early as the 9th century. It began with simple two-part compositions, the first part, the "vox principalis", was a Gregorian chant, and the second part, the "vox organalis" moved in parallel fifths or fourths. This strict system slowly relaxed over the centuries, and gradually the third and fourth voices were added, and musical forms like Motets, Masses and Madrigals began to emerge. This polyphonic development led to the birth of the Renaissance Period, and the boundaries of polyphony continued to be pushed and stretched through the Baroque Period.
With the beginning of the Baroque Period, the predominance of pure a cappella unaccompanied choral singing began to make way for instrumental choral music. Forms such as Opera, Oratorio and cantatas thrived, and have lost none of their expressive power to this day. In the 19th century the choir became part of the highest form of instrumental music, the Choral Symphony.
Today, there are very few musical disciplines which do not feature the choir in some shape or form. The choir is invaluable for Spirituals & Gospel and often features in Film Music. The choir also plays a pivotal role in the theatre, in Opera, Operetta, Musicals and straight plays. The choir can provide solace in a Requiem, or help expresses joy at a Wedding or a Baptism.
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Score
Item no.: 5892
for: Women's choir (SA) [2 voices], organ
Score
Item no.: 4589
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392108
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Organ reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 2657
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 267926
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389007
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 120937
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 102763
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 205041
KV 427 (417a)
Klavierauszug (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 116531
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 185471
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 344592
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 388543
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 431829
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 223901
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 170823
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo; instruments colla parte ad lib.
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2869
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 634432
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 234930
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 765992
First critical edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ [harmonium] ad lib.
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684481
Urtext based on the Complete Edition “Jean Sibelius Works” (JSW)
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1340707
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 273565
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (3 voices), organ
Score
Item no.: 850666
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 194141
Kantate zum 1. Advent
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233049
Opera in one act
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 777817
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 656576
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 229266
for: Soloists, children's choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 819788
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 564058
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 767530
for: Children's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850514
for: 3 soloists (SSA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696380
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1670728
Johann Sebastian Bach. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NBA) II/5 (Gesamtausgabe, Urtextausgabe) (Complete edition, Urtext)
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 215847
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 463471
completed and edited by Frieder Bernius & Uwe Wolf
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 665327
Melodramma in quatro atti
2nd version (Paris 1865)
Opera Vocal Score Series (Ricordi)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389024
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 560221
Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 763305
Oratorium Hob. XXI:2,
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 605234
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 915914
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 766119
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 276464
Klavierpartitur nur zusammen mit Chorpartituren erhältlich
Chornoten für gemischten Chor a cappella oder mit Klavier
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 664842
(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 148331
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 360091
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