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.
RISM Serie B XV
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 154160
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Marienvesper SV 206
Urtext
for: 7 soloists (SSATTBB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 635779
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, Parts
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for: Choir (2 voices) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: String Duo
Book
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Choir
CD
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for: Choir
Einzelstimme
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for: 3-Part Mixed Choir a Cappella
Einzelstimme
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for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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for: 3 Treble Voices
Score, Parts
Item no.: 931690
for: 4-Part Mixed Voices
Einzelstimme
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Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
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für gemischten Chor (SSATB) a cappella (Basso continuo ad lib)
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Choir book
Item no.: 662045
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
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Zeitschrift für Spielmusik
for: 2–3 recorders
Ensemble score
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Musica antiqua polonica
for: Lute [guitar]
Music score
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for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, Parts
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for: 4 Instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 269061
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
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for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Einzelstimme
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for: Tenor recorder, basso continuo; bassoon [dulcian] ad lib.
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for: Flexible baroque ensemble (8 voices)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 413804
for: 3 treble recorders, basso continuo
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for: Mixed ensemble (6 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 371745
Carmen - Instrumental Fantasy
for: 3 recorders (ATB)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 229240
Psalm 100 aus "Psalmen Davids" für Doppelchor a cappella
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 297846
20 Motetten
for: Mixed choir (6 parts) a cappella
Choir score
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Symphoniae Sacrae I Nr. 4
for: Voice (tenor), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 132084
A selection of 4-part movements from the first version of 1628
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1479659
Motet in six parts from 'Geistliche Chor-Music (1648)'
for: Flexible ensemble (6 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1479660
for: Piano [harpsichord/organ]
Music score (anthology)
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for: Piano [harpsichord/organ]
Music score (hardcover, anthology)
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for: Lute
Music score (with tabs – anthology)
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for: Consort
Score (anthology)
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for: Consort (2–6 voices)
Score (anthology)
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for: Mixed choir (4–7 parts) a cappella
Choir book (Hardcover)
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (hardcover)
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book (Hardcover)
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score (spiral binding)
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for: 4 melodic instruments
Ensemble score
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: 6 voices, 6 trombones, organ
Score
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for: 2 Flutes and 2 Clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1162674
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