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: Soli (SATB), [gemischter Chor, SATB], 2 Trompeten, [Pauken], 2 Violinen, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 463913
for: Singstimme (S), 2 Violinen, Viola, Orgel, [gemischter Chor]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 459884
for: 3 flutes [oboes]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 112480
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 680774
for: Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bässe solo (2), Gemischter Chor (SATB), Alt-Blockflöten (2), Piccoloflöte (2), Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Fagott, Hörner (2), Trompeten (3), Pauke, Streicher, Basso continuo
Werkausgabe, Partitur, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 350126
Weihnachtsoratorium (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 287172
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285546
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285527
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285516
for: Flöten (2), Fagotte (2), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (2), Violinen (2), Violen (2), Posaune, Violetta, 1. Viola, Violetta, 2. Viola, Cello, Gambe, Kontrabass, Cello, Kontrabass, Basso continuo
Stimmensatz, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 186714
for: OB FAG VDG BC
Item no.: 130085
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 280797
for: 2. Blockflöte
Stimme
Item no.: 294655
für 5 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester
mit Anhang: 4 weihnachtliche Einlagesätze aus der 1. Fassung Es-Dur BWV 243a (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 383710
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 362728
for: 2. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 180142
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition), 2 CDs
Item no.: 383033
Cantata for Whit Monday
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116720
Cantata for the Feast of Annunciation Day
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 384917
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 633884
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat) [horn], piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
Item no.: 1236
for: Voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 620925
for: Voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 208417
French Sacred Music
First Edition
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 flutes, 2 violins, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 678053
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 460722
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 466247
Music score
Item no.: 777495
for mixed chorus (SSATB) and chamber ensemble
set of instrumental parts (strings 4-4-0-4)
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), string orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 683512
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 275238
for: Mixed choir, melodic instruments, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 127788
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 179339
for: Women's choir (SS) [2 voices], 2 violins, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 367548
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 279100
for: gemischter Chor (SSATB) mit Soli (ST) und Orchester
Choir score
Item no.: 343408
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 217336
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280447
for: 3 gleiche oder gemischte Stimmen (SAA oder SAT)
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 202716
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 562042
Concerto in Festo Nativ. Christi (Weihnachten)
Nr. 2 aus 'Gottgefällige Music-Freude - 1723
for: Voice (soprano), trumpet (C), organ [piano]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1671494
from the Christmas Oratorio
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673253
Als der Sohn geboren war
Weihnachtsmotette
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; soloists, 2 trumpets ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 637915
from Cantata Nor. 1
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1664568
Cantatas I–III
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 371393
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 609657
Puer Natus In Bethlehem
for: 2 viole da gamba
Item no.: 456592
for: Alto Voice, String Ensemble and Basso Continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 469188
Ensemble Ad Libitum 55
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 620727
für Sopran, Alt, Bass, (gem Chor), 2 Violinen, Fagott und Bc
Partitur und Stimmen
for: SOLOGESANG (INCL. MEHRERE SOLOSTIMMEN) DREI SINGSTIMMEN DREI SINGSTIMMEN MIT KAMMERENSEMBLE (MEHRERE INSTR.)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 223939