Along with the many festive and sweet Advent customs, there are also joyous musical Advent traditions, such as coming together to sing The Great Advent Antiphons, and the highly popular combination of chocolate, cinnamon, and music known as the feast of Saint Nicholas. Browse our sheet music and scores, and find all the right music for Advent today!
Originally, Advent was significantly longer than today, it lasted from Saint Martin to the feast of the Epiphany. The current order, with four Sundays, was established in the 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great, after whom Gregorian chant is named. Each Advent Sunday has its own character, which differs a little in the Catholic and Protestant churches.
Advent music is strongly influenced by the fact that Advent was considered a “tempus clausum”, a “closed time”, in which lavish celebrations were forbidden, and it was for this reason that Johann Sebastian Bach was not allowed to perform all of his Advent Cantatas in Leipzig.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 364216
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 364215
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 490070
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 325975
Cantata for the Feast of Annunciation Day
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385520
Cantata for the Feast of Annunciation Day
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Violin 1 solo
Item no.: 385517
Little works for the great feast
Essential Elements
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Single part for mallets
Item no.: 681047
for: 5 TRP, [Orgel]
Item no.: 154168
for: 3 TRP ORG (KLAV)
Item no.: 433495
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 463458
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 628319
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742443
"Das Volk, das im Finstern wandelt" (Jesaja 9)
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 746948
"Es will das Licht des Tages scheiden"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733371
Ein Zyklus alter Advents- und Weihnachtslieder
for: Männerchor (TTBB) a cap. oder mit Orgel oder 4 beliebige Instrumente
Einzelstimme 2. Stimme in C
Item no.: 729075
Ausgabe ohne Klavierstimme, mit CD
for: Alto flute, piano
Single part Flute, Playback-CD
Item no.: 666449
for: Flexible ensemble
Part 3 in E-flat
Item no.: 353147
for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 816805
für Soli, gemischten Chor und Orchester
Violoncello/Kontrabass
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 671134
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 198780
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB/SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 227895
Audio-CD
Item no.: 158894
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Item no.: 367273
Orgelwerke IV
Veröffentlicht auf CD: ERES-CD 03 (organ: Andres Uibo).
Estonian Music
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 389229
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 345369
for: Mixed choir (4–5 parts) a cappella
Item no.: 341882
for: BLM INST
Item no.: 275104
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 140323
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis
Piano reduction
Item no.: 349851
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 333639
for: KLAR-ES 1
Item no.: 227401
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 367009
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 367007
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 145831
Volgarizzata da Dante
Das Ave Maria eignet sich zum Musizieren im kleineren Rahmen.
for: Singstimme (S), Orchester (2 Violinen, Viola, 2 Violoncelli)
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 375569
French Sacred Music
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232194
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 226124
Kantate zum 1. Advent
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1023852
Kantate
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 230244
ZWV 107
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Oboe 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236194
Ausgabe ohne Klavierstimme, mit Playback-CD
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Single part Soprano saxophone, Playback-CD
Item no.: 666454
Item no.: 615598
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 556115
22 Weihnachtslieder aus dem alpenländischen Raum für Blechbläserquintett
Brass Ensemble Per Sonare - 3. Stimme: Tenorhorn
for: 5 brass winds
Single part tenor horn
Item no.: 558873
für Soli, Chor, 2 Trompeten, Pauken, 2 Trompeten, Pauken, Streicher und Orgel
Musik aus Ostbayern Heft 7a
for: 2 soloists (SA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 446638
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 230835
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 216030