Easter is the most important festival of the church year, and composers of all eras have created great works to celebrate Easter. The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah is probably one of the most impressive compositions celebrating the resurrection of Christ. Browse our sheet music and scores, and whether it’s festive music, Easter cantatas or psalms you are after, no matter your style, genre or instrumentation, let Stretta Music help you celebrate today!
Easter has always held a special place within church music. Even before the Reformation, the high festivals were places for songs in the common tongue, alongside an otherwise Latin liturgy. The predict Christ is Risen, which refers to the Easter sequence Victimae Paschali Laudes, is the oldest German hymn, which Martin Luther used to create the popular Christ Lay in Death’s Bonds.
The Hallelujah, which appears in the earliest Psalms, is of central importance for Easter. Easter is characterised by great rejoicing, so in addition to music written especially for the Easter, almost any festive church music is well suited for the celebration.
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229979
for: 3 voices (SABar) [mixed choir (SAM)], 3 violins, bassoon, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234393
B minor BWV 103
Cantata for the Sunday of Jubilate
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 1642625
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 295601
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Viola da gamba 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499016
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Viola da gamba 4 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499018
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 231781
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Viola da gamba 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499017
Cantata for the Purification of Mary or 3rd day of Easter
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), oboe, violin, basso continuo
Oboe (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233927
for: Favorit choir (SSSATTBarB), mixed choir (SATB), 4 viole da gamba, basso continuo [organ]
Viola da gamba 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 499015
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 305652
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 373330
Cantata for Easter Tuesday
Third version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746028
Cantata for Easter Sunday
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 769172
Offertory for the Easter Sunday
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 764571
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), 2 mixed choirs (SSATB, SSATB), orchestra
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 230466
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229744
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), 2 mixed choirs (SSATB, SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230464
Choralfantasie
for: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, organ, timpani, percussion
Single parts Trumpets 1–3 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1616375
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 205096
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231052
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043155
Choralkantate
Single part Percussion 2
Item no.: 231375
Choralfantasie
for: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, organ, timpani, percussion
Trombone 1, 2, 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1616815
B minor BWV 103
Cantata for the Sunday of Jubilate
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1642616
Single part Recorder 1
Item no.: 231055
for: Basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 229737
Cantata for the 5th Sunday after Easter
BWV 87
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1703932
BWV 66
Cantata for the Second Easter Day
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, bassoon, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 681926
Choralkantate
Single part Percussion 1
Item no.: 231374
Cantata for the Sunday of Misericordias Domini
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233713
B minor BWV 103
Cantata for the Sunday of Jubilate
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233596
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229743
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230529
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230527
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), 2 mixed choirs (SSATB, SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230465
for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232370
Cantata for Easter Tuesday
Third version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746031
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043181
for: Basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 229757
Choralfantasie
for: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, organ, timpani, percussion
Single part Percussion/Kettledrum
Item no.: 1616400
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043152
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043120
Single part Recorder 2
Item no.: 231056
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 231053
Cantata for Easter Sunday
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 769174
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 194973
Cantata for Easter Tuesday
Third version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 746027