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.
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Einzelstimme
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for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: Choir
Einzelstimme
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: 3 recorders (SAT)
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for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 661377
for: 5 recorders (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 146699
for: Flute, piano
Music score
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aus Choralis Constantinus
for: 2 recorders (AT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 417830
for: 4 Guitars
Book
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for: für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 769220
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 769199
for: 2 mixed choirs, organ
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 929921
for: 2 violins [recorders/flutes/oboes], basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 623059
for: für Sopran-, Alt-, Tenor- und Bassblockflöte
Score, Parts
Item no.: 113138
Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Musikwissenschaft 16
Book (softcover)
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for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Choir score
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for: Brass ensemble (5 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 597037
for: 2–4 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 288795
for: 3 Blockflöten (SST)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 355334
for: 4 Blockflöten (SATB od. ATTB) oder andere Melodie-Instrumente (Violen, Flöten); Schlagwerk ad libitum
Ensemble score
Item no.: 352907
Motet of mourning
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 781791
for: 5 Streicher oder 5 Blockflöten (SATTB) und Basso continuo (Laute, Noten und Tabulatur; Cembalo, Orgel)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1544640
Kann's dann nicht anders sein / Ach, zartes Jungfräulein
for: gemischter Chor (SSATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1209467
for: CHORMUSIK GEMISCHTER CHOR A CAPPELLA GEISTLICH ALBEN
Score
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for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1669950
for: 2 voices (SS/TT), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
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for: Favoritchor SSAT, ATBarB, Kontrabass, Orgel, [Capellchor SSATB, 5 Instrumente]
Score
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for: Chor SSATB, Violinen (2), Kontrabass, Orgel
Score
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for: Chor SSATTB, Violinen (2), Kontrabass, Orgel
Score
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for: Gemischter Chor
Score
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for: Favoritchor SATB, SATB, [8 Instrumente, Kontrabass, Orgel]
Score
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Score
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for: 2 women's choir (SSAA, SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score
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for: 4 beliebige Instrumente (Sopran-, Alt-, Tenor- und Bass-Blockflöte oder Fideln, Violinen, Lauten)
Einzelstimme
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for: Frauenchor (SSAA) oder gemischter Chor (SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 204654
for: 4 beliebige Instrumente (Sopran-, Alt-, Tenor- und Bass-Blockflöte oder Fideln, Violinen, Lauten)
Einzelstimme
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for: Choir
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Vihuela [guitar]
Music score
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for: VDG (VC) KLAV (CEMB)
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for: Soprano, 2 Violins and Basso Continuo
Score
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