From the beginning of Monteverdi to the end of J.S Bach, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful baroque music on offer with Stretta today!
One of the key features of this period, was the introduction of the figured bass or basso continuo. The continuous, uninterrupted bass line forms the harmonic basis for baroque music. The harmony developed from the sacred, modal style, to the major-minor system that we use today.
Expression in baroque music was shaped by the doctrine of affect. There was a rich system of figures that corresponded to a musical rhetoric, with which human emotion could be portrayed musically.
In Italy, opera emerged as a new form of expression, combining words, text, plot and staging. Other popular musical forms of the time were the concerto grosso, the suite, the fugue, the Baroque Sonata, the cantata and the oratorio. The most famous oratorios of the time were written by J.S Bach, the Christmas Oratorio, St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion.
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355563
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 1355509
for: Violin, string orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355467
for: Violin, string orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355465
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355445
for: Violin, string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355439
for: Trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355348
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355203
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355194
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355173
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Single part (Harpsichord solo)
Item no.: 1355168
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355167
for: Chamber orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355137
for: Flute, oboe, string orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355054
for: Flute, oboe, string orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355052
for: 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355034
for: Violin, string orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1351860
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1017237
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 1558007
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 1557980
Single part viola 2
Item no.: 1557972
for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 1557970
Single part Viola 1
Item no.: 1557958
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1557937
for: Chamber orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1557755
Single part Clarinet
Item no.: 904992
Single part Oboe
Item no.: 903758
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 642765
for: Violin, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355447
for: Violin, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355446
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 464129
for: Viola
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 464127
for: Viola
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 464121
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332890
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 248198
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 248196
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655238
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 605866
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 604248
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 555537
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 553151
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 432331
for: Cello
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 416674
for: Viola
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 407763
for: Strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 359145
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 121889
for: Cello
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 112068
for: gemischter Chor, Blockflöte (S/T), Klavier und Streicher ad libitum
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 1545881