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.
Marienvesper
for: gemischter Chor (SATTB/SATTB), Soli (SSAATTBB) und Orchester
Single part Trombone 3
Item no.: 782291
Concerto grosso A minor
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 782252
Concerto grosso in G Major
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Single part Cello
Item no.: 782247
for: 2 Violinen und Violoncello oder 3 Violen (Fideln)
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 793560
op. 1/1
for: 4 Solostimmen und Streichorchester
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 793470
to "The Beggar's Opera"
for: 4 Blockflöten (SATB); Klavier ad libitum
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 739247
op. 44/19
for: Sopranino recorder [treble recorder], strings, basso continuo
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 739030
after the piano sonatas of Johann Christian Bach
for: Cembalo (Klavier), 2 Violinen und Bass (Violoncello)
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 740717
op. 1/9
for: 2 violins, viola, cello and string orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 750111
a quattro
for: 2 Violinen, 2 Violen, Violone und Streichorchester
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 750099
for St Cecilia's Day, 1694
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 750042
"La Poule" G Minor
for: 3 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 784591
op. 34/6
for: 3 Melodie-Instrumente (Flöten, Violinen, Oboen) oder Streichorchester und Basso continuo; Cembalo (Klavier), Violoncello (Viola da gamba, Fagott) ad libitum
Single part Cello
Item no.: 784586
op. 34/6
for: 3 Melodie-Instrumente (Flöten, Violinen, Oboen) oder Streichorchester und Basso continuo; Cembalo (Klavier), Violoncello (Viola da gamba, Fagott) ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 784583
op. 2/4
for: Streichorchester und Cembalo
Single part Viola 1
Item no.: 784535
for: 3 Violinen und Basso continuo oder Streichorchester
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 784521
for: String quartet [string orchestra]; basso continuo ad lib.
Single part Viola
Item no.: 784432
for: Alt-Blockflöte, Streichorchester und Basso continuo (Cembalo/Klavier)
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 744316
"La Notte"
for: Flöte (Alt-Blockflöte), Streichorchester und Basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 747280
op. 10/4
for: Flöte (Alt-Blockflöte), Streichorchester und Basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 747274
Concerto grosso D Major
for: 4 violins, strings, basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 727116
3me Production - Suite
for: Orchestra
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 727101
from "Alexander's Feast"
for: 2 Violinen, Violoncello, 2 Oboen, Streicher und Basso continuo
Single part Oboe 1
Item no.: 727070
"La tempesta di mare"
for: Flöte (Alt-Blockflöte), Streichorchester und Basso continuo
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 727007
op. 4/4
for: 2 oboes, bassoon, string orchestra, organ
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 725585
for St Cecilia's Day 1694
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 733093
for: Oboe (Violine), Streicher und Basso continuo (Cembalo/Orgel); Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad libitum
Single part Viola
Item no.: 727653
"Alla Rustica"
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 756674
for: Oboe d'amore, strings, basso continuo
Single part Viola
Item no.: 756650
op. 44/19
for: Sopranino recorder [treble recorder], strings, basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 757507
op. 12/1
for: Violine, Streichorchester und Cembalo (Klavier)
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 782016
op. 7/3
for: 2 oboes, bassoon, string orchestra, organ
Part 1 (oboe / violin)
Item no.: 781985
aus den Klavier-Suiten und -Fugen
for: 4 recorders (SATB) [recorder orchestra]
Single part Bass recorder
Item no.: 781714
Concerto grosso D minor
for: 2 Violinen, Violoncello obigato, Streicher und Basso continuo
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 792691
for: Violoncello (Tenor-Saxophon) und Orchester
Single part Viola
Item no.: 757021
for: Streichorchester und Basso continuo; Holzbläser ad libitum
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 756986
op. 5/6
for: 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Cello
Item no.: 722483
op. 1/2
for: 4 Solostimmen und Streichorchester
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 758647
for: 5 recorders (SSATB)
Single part descant recorder 1
Item no.: 1650934
for: 5 Blockflöten (SSAAT)
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 784938
from "Musikalisches Opfer"
for: String orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 784818
for: 2 flutes, strings
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 784780
op. 6/1
for: String orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 784710
for: Orchestra
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 784704
for: Cembalo (Orgel) und Streicher
Single part Viola
Item no.: 784618
D Major
for: 2 Oboen, Fagott, Streichorchester und Basso continuo (Cembalo oder Orgel)
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 783861
for: String orchestra
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 729428
for: String orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 729395