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: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1343136
Te Deum laudamus
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 795676
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 649536
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1565922
Cantata for 25th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 556142
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 771298
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 634935
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 929198
for: Mixed choir (5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 771899
for: Mixed choir (3–5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 771737
for: Mixed choir (3–5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 771666
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 768914
for: Voices
Choir score
Item no.: 374085
for: Choir
Music score
Item no.: 931318
for: School class
Teachers book, CD
Item no.: 930693
for: School class
10 student booklets
Item no.: 929706
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 355088
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 429193
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), narrator, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 352774
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 352690
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203615
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 687658
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 482842
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 471421
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 920854
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 690187
for: Children's choir (one voice), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 689598
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 123442
for four solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 119524
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 866516
for: Soloist (high), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 892588
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 862778
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 900201
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 835857
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Piano reduction
Item no.: 835676
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 839318
for: Mixed choir (SATB); percussion ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 443698
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 279223
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 354724
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 550846
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 661348
for: Solo voice, children's choir, flutes, percussion, piano
Score
Item no.: 660575
for: Female narrator, women's choir (SSSAAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 674981
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Score
Item no.: 686920
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 666660
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 666639
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 691855
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [orchestra]
Score
Item no.: 691647
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