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.
Piano reduction
Item no.: 483471
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 192101
for: Alt solo, gemischter Chor und Kammerorchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 634810
for: für gemischten Chor (SATB), Orgel und Streicher
Piano reduction
Item no.: 302559
Come, Thou the Saviour of man (2nd Version)
for: 3 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 739745
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score (Choir 2)
Item no.: 580831
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 133019
Chorale from the Cantata No. 147 "Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 607356
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 421154
for: Sopran, Tenor und Orgel
Score
Item no.: 602693
from "Josua"
for: 3 soloists (SSA/TTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 692188
Advent cantata
– Complete orchestral parts –
for: 3 voices (SSB), 2 violins, 2 violas, violone, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 643674
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 233038
Piano reduction
Item no.: 236552
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orchester (2 Violinen, Violoncello / Kontrabass, Orgel)
Score
Item no.: 236551
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 279227
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 188691
for: Women's choir (SA) [mixed choir (SABar)], basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 277553
for: Chor (1-stimmig), 5 Trompeten, 3 Posaunen
Score
Item no.: 230655
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 233039
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 156873
conatum 83
for: 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1684393
Buch
Item no.: 1658624
Fantasie und Variationen über deutsche Nikolauslieder
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557469
Choralintrade
for: Wind ensemble; organ ad lib.
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 1559863
für flexibles Ensemble
(Stimmen als PDF zum Ausdrucken auf DVD)
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Solo part(s), DVD
Item no.: 1664195
Weihnachtsheft für 4-6 stimmigen
Belchbläserchor
for: KAMMERMUSIK BLECHBLASINSTRUMENTE SEXTETTE
Item no.: 1658635
Geistliche Kantate für hohe Stimme, Altblockflöte (Vl.) und B.c. (komplett) (complete)
for: GES-H ABFL (VL) BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 551722
Adventskantate
Edition Vieweg (Musikschätze vergangener Zeiten)
for: GES-M FL BC
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 125276
for: Organ
Item no.: 408478
for: Violin, organ
Item no.: 466636
kompatibel mit den anderen Ausgaben des Bandes
for: 3 melodc instruments (B-flat)
Performance scores
Item no.: 1655104
for: Organ
Item no.: 460012
Motet
No. 15 from "Geistliche Chor-Music"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); 6 melodic instruments (colla parte), double bass, organ ad lib.
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696751
for: 5 Trompeten / 5 Hörner / 5 Klarinetten
Item no.: 293076
for: TRP (C/ES) KLAV
Item no.: 151733
for: MCH GLO ORG
Score, Parts
Item no.: 486478
Version für Männerchor (TTBB)
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1549476
Version für Frauenchor (SSA)
for: Women's choir (SSA); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1549474
for: Voice, organ
Music score
Item no.: 646863
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 362737
for: GCH (4-5) BLECH ORG
Score
Item no.: 313500
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 202022
for: 5 INST (BFL)
Item no.: 169502
for: Organ 4 hands
Item no.: 563587
for: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
Score
Item no.: 362125
Advent Cantata for alto solo, miced choir and chamber orchestra
for: Alt solo, gemischter Chor und Kammerorchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 736441
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 724669