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: Trumpet, organ
Book
Item no.: 240085
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 138651
for: Piano
Item no.: 174790
for: Blockflöte (T) Blockflöte
Item no.: 615941
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 283739
for: Recorder [or Oboe] and Continuo
Score
Item no.: 267861
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, basso continuo
Score, part
Item no.: 267717
for: 2 Recorders Sopr
Book
Item no.: 267701
for: Alto [Treble] Recorder and BC
Book
Item no.: 267519
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 1704023
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1704006
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1703963
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 897822
Edition for Medium Voice
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1690713
for: 2 oboes
Item no.: 371641
for: Piano
Item no.: 563675
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 169111
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 161609
Piano reduction
Item no.: 157621
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 240149
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 232706
for: Trumpet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 598406
Monumenta Musicae Revocata 2 (Faksimile) (Facsimile)
for: Violin
Music score (reprint)
Item no.: 300825
for: Guitar
Item no.: 393787
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 389083
for: Melody instrument (C), basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 280717
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 279147
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 200026
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 198888
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, harpsichord
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 419287
for: Viola da gamba [cello], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 418026
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 241070
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Item no.: 200355
for: Violin
Solostimme
Item no.: 356904
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 584331
for: Symphonic orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 296828
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1560758
for: Guitar
Item no.: 113222
for: Harpsichord
Music score
Item no.: 177114
for: Violin, piano
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 664343
for: SA and Keyboard
Piano reduction
Item no.: 909902
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 411314
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score
Item no.: 1346369
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 177345
for: 2 Flutes, Strings and Basso Continuo
Score
Item no.: 262668
for: SATB, Strings and Organ
Score
Item no.: 388605
for: Low Voice [F] and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1078170
for: Instrumental Parts
Set of parts
Item no.: 1040166