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: 2 Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo
Score
Item no.: 833408
Score
Item no.: 279236
for: Favorit choir (at), chapell choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 231771
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 771431
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 887597
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 930474
Cantata for the 9th Sunday after Trinity (1725)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 655820
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 634805
"Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Cantata for a penitential service (version in g minor)
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 164264
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 120656
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 956022
O be joyful
Urtext Stuttgart Handel-Editions
for: 3 soloists (AAB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 779152
Cantata for Trinity Sunday
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 565033
for: Alto [Treble] Recorder
Score
Item no.: 267557
for: Flute, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 238622
for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 770777
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 815174
Cantata for the Purification of Mary – Ich habe genung
Original setting in C minor – Vocal score for the version with bass solo
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Voice (bass/mezzo-soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 279217
for: Mixed choir (SMezATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850494
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 879812
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 770731
for Soprano solo, Trumpet, Strings and Basso continuo
for: Voice (S/Mez), chamber ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 684641
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 971750
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 971688
Cantata for the 9th Sunday after Trinity (1725)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 655817
King Arthur or The British Worthy
for: Voice (bass/baritone), piano
Music score
Item no.: 757402
A Divine Hymn
for: Singstimme und Tasteninstrument (Orgel, Cembalo oder Klavier)
Music score
Item no.: 782082
from Má Vlast
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722308
from Pictures at an Exhibition
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722304
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722287
from Die Walküre
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759074
2nd Movement
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759069
Te Deum laudamus
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 795676
for four solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 119524
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116212
Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Easter
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 616056
for: Violin, Cello, Viola
String Quartet
Item no.: 1638523
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 279223
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 233309
Cantata N° 80
First Leipzig Version, Reconstruction
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 667180
for: Flötenquartett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 180756
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 556952
from The Four Seasons
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759087
for: Mixed choir (SAT), concert band
25 choir scores
Item no.: 689056
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2562
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1714375
Vier Bände
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 1–3 recorders
Music score
Item no.: 675534
for: Soprano- or Tenor Saxophone and Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 875555