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.
Funeral Ode
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola da gamba 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 774660
for: 2 treble recorders, violin, strings, basso continuo
Cello 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770659
for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra
Urtext-Edition
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 683281
Choir score
Item no.: 621539
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 606944
Single part Organ
Item no.: 585472
for string orchestra and Basso continuo
Authenticity disputed
for: Strings, basso continuo
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 581148
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 314641
Choir score
Item no.: 302540
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 301586
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 301552
for: 1–2 trumpets, piano
Item no.: 299958
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 299113
for: 2 harpsichords, strings, basso continuo
Single part harpsichord 1
Item no.: 294070
for: Baroque orchestra
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 290885
for: Baroque orchestra
Viola da gamba 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 246581
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part (Violin solo)
Item no.: 227753
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Item no.: 217195
(complete)
Trumpet (orchestral part)
Item no.: 215330
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 213660
for: GES-H (T) OB BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 207433
Cantata Nr. 82 for the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
in c-minor
for: Voice (bass), oboe, strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 194394
from the Oratorio Messiah HWV 56
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 194350
(Urtext)
for: Harpsichord, strings
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 191473
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 182632
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 180244
Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (komplett) (complete)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 174280
for: Flute, 2 violins, basso continuo
Item no.: 166746
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 161786
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 159030
Edition Maulwurf
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690360
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689872
Stuttgarter Buxtehude-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (SB) [mixed choir (SB)], strings, basso continuo
Single part Violone [Double bass]
Item no.: 1676961
Aurea Amadeus 85
for: 2 violins [flutes/oboes], basso continuo
Item no.: 175266
Kantate BuxWV 4 für Sopran, Bass, gemischten Chor, Streicher und Basso continuo
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 225880
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 486603
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 459833
Maders Kleine Musikbibliothek
for: 3 flutes, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 551062
for: TRP-D (PICC-TRP) ORG
Item no.: 488166
for: 2 mandolins, basso continuo
Item no.: 211188
for: OB (VL) CEMB OBL
Item no.: 210902
for: PICC-FL TUBA
Item no.: 211431
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 487093
for: Horn, organ
HOHES HORN IN F
Item no.: 487086
Collegium Musicum - Koelner Reihe Alter Musik
for: 2 VA 2 HRN STR BC
Set of parts
Item no.: 486128
Das Junge Blaeserensemble
for: Brass band
Item no.: 214499
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 908914