Choral Music has been at the heart of British culture and British Classical Music ever since the first music was penned in the mid 13th century, and it is as popular and diverse today as it has been all through musical history. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our British Choral Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of British choral music with Stretta Music today!
Britain has always been at the forefront of choral music throughout the ages. It began with the Folk Music of the British Isles and Gregorian Chant of the Medieval Monasteries, and the Renaissance Period saw both secular Madrigals and Sacred Music flourish. The Church of England was pivotal for Sacred Music during the Baroque Period and the Classical Period saw choral music grace Royal Courts and concert halls all through the land. The Male Voice Choirs of the Welsh mines, and the great 19th Century English Choral Festivals played a big role in the development of British choral music in the Romantic Period, and it developed through the 20th Century to the present day, where British choral music has conquered all musical styles, genres and platforms.
Today, according to The Big Choral Census conducted in 2017 by Voices Now, there are over 2.14 million Britons who regularly engage in choral singing, over 20,000 vocal groups currently active, and over 7,000 registered choirs. Among the most famous are the King’s Singers, the Monteverdi Choir and The Sixteen.
O be joyful
Urtext Stuttgart Handel-Editions
for: 3 soloists (AAB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779156
HWV 54
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 601975
HWV 54
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 601974
O be joyful / O frohlocke in dem Herrn (Psalm 100)
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 230582
for St. Cecilia's Day
for: 6 soloists (SSAATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 488640
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 171886
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 171884
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 171878
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 171634
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 608462
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 608461
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra [organ]
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236036
for: Solo voice (soprano/alto), women's choir (SSA), oboe, 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 676217
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 341780
O be joyful / O frohlocke in dem Herrn (Psalm 100)
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230573
O be joyful / O frohlocke in dem Herrn (Psalm 100)
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230575
for St. Cecilia's Day
for: 6 soloists (SSAATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 576133
for St. Cecilia's Day
for: 6 soloists (SSAATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1042942
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425581
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra [organ]
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236039
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230671
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1018633
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1018630
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1018529
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 473306
Coronation Anthem I
HWV 258
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1645492
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 183881
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 171880
for: Soloists, children's choir, actors, instruments
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 231500
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [piano]
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 696366
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [piano]
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 696364
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 608464
Urtext Stuttgart Handel Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779146
from "Josua"
for: 3 soloists (SSA/TTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235511
from "Josua"
for: 3 soloists (SSA/TTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235510
Funeral Anthem HWV 54
for: 6 soloists (SSATBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 601976
(Cannons)
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (STTTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 681890
Coronation Anthem IV
HWV 261
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), orchestra
Violin 2, 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1645536
Coronation Anthem III
HWV 260
for: Mixed choir (SAATBB), orchestra
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1645524
Coronation Anthem III
HWV 260
for: Mixed choir (SAATBB), orchestra
Violin 2, 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1645522
Coronation Anthem II
HWV 259
for: Mixed choir (SAATB), 2 violins, viola, 2 oboes, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1645512
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 205560
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 171820
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 171635
for: 4 soloists (SMezTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 681271
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra [organ]
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236037
O be joyful / O frohlocke in dem Herrn (Psalm 100)
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 230576
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 425579