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: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1670900
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 772574
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 498943
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233877
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 654822
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 641876
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 233046
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602611
for: Voice, guitar [accordion/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 444444
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422646
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 292067
for: Voice, organ
Choir book
Item no.: 663833
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 234414
Chorale Prelude: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668818
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 670713
Nr 1 aus: Vier Adventsmotetten nach Gregorianischen Motiven
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1654034
Weihnachtsheft für 4-6 stimmigen
Belchbläserchor
for: KAMMERMUSIK BLECHBLASINSTRUMENTE SEXTETTE
Item no.: 293144
für Orgel
Wöhrdener Orgelbuch Band 1
for: Organ
Item no.: 293080
Herrnhuter Weihnachtsmusik
for: GCH (SAB) BC
Choir score
Item no.: 190662
SET zu 3 Heften, kompatibel mit den anderen Ausgaben des Bandes
for: Melody instrument (C), 2 melodic instruments (B-flat)
Performance scores
Item no.: 695156
Nr. 4: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Leuckart-Reprint
for: Mixed choir, wind ensembles
Choir score
Item no.: 634548
Piano reduction
Item no.: 158160
Adventskantate
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Scores
Item no.: 243185
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 914935
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 664274
Die kleine Kantate zur Adventszeit
for: Narrator, 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra; children's choir ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 243334
for: Saxophone [clarinet], organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 662152
for: 3 recorders (SAT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 413562
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 143728
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 477626
for: Organ
Item no.: 151918
for: Mixed choir (6 voices) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 122329
"Gott sei mir gnädig" F-Dur
for: Singstimme und Klavier (Orgel)
Music score
Item no.: 747554
"Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig"
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 724670
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra; 5 soloists (SSATB) ad lib.
Piano reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 2232
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 610510
for: 2 violins, basso continuo [organ]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3566
18 New Motets for Choirs for SATB, with organ ad lib.
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Choir book
Item no.: 233889
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 630288
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 643177
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 565125
for: Brass ensemble (8 parts), latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974150
CD
Item no.: 479128
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 295503
aus der Reihe "Munich Opera Horns"
for: 8 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677579
for: 1. Oboe, 2. Oboe, 1. Trompete, 2. Trompete, Pauke
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 280865
Cantata for the Feast of Visitation B. V. M.
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 329610
Cantata for the 4th Sunday of Advent
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116692
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