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: Singstimmen (SSB), Orchester (3 Pommern TTB (3 Fagotte / 2 Violen, Violoncello), Basso continuo, [Instr. colla parte SSTTB])
Score
Item no.: 229812
for: 3 voices (SST), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 397394
Phantasie im romantischen Stil
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1161897
Item no.: 618684
for: MCH ORCH (ORG/KLAV)
Item no.: 368181
Choralfantasie für Streichsextett
for: String orchestra
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 661567
for: 5 Posaune, (FAG/VC)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 433711
Adventskantate
Edition Vieweg (Musikschätze vergangener Zeiten)
for: GES-M FL BC
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1668441
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 162889
Muzika Ensemble Music
for: Flexible ensemble (5 parts), piano (school orchestra)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 119339
Item no.: 618685
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1653170
for: Mixed choir (SATB), narrator, oboe, strings
Score
Item no.: 1661172
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1670476
for: STR (BL/KLAV)
Score
Item no.: 371726
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 660930
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 659738
for: Mixed choir (SATB), narrator, oboe, strings
Score
Item no.: 181693
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 645997
for: Brass ensemble (7 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1696668
Meditation zur Adventszeit
für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 296887
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 773392
for: Women's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 577042
Choralgebundene Orgelwerke 2
29 Kompositionen für das Kirchenjahr
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 578840
for: Gemischter Chor 2 Trompeten, 2 POS
Score, Parts
Item no.: 246649
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra; 5 soloists (SSATB) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 2231
for: Solo voice (soprano), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4114
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4100
Motet on a play of the same name by August Strinberg
for: gemischter Chor SATB mit 4 Soli (SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 724814
Q4TT
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 489145
for: Brass ensemble
Item no.: 191993
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4049
for: Singstimme (S), 2 Violinen, Orgel, [gemischter Chor]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 456535
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 679583
for: Flute, organ [piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 768987
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 309554
for: Guitar
Item no.: 362148
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 155783
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285404
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 577835
for: Bass solo, Streicher, Gemischter Chor (4-stimmig), Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 645978
for: Oboe d'amore (2)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 345606
for: Oboe, strings
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 307993
for: Symphonic orchestra
25 Study scores, 25 CDs
Item no.: 684038
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150955
for: Organ
Item no.: 444355
for: Bassoon, string orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 596920