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.
Kantate zum 1. Weihnachtstag
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 233063
Uns ist ein Kind geboren
zum 1. Weihnachtsfesttag (komplett) (complete)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1655021
for: Organ (manuals)
Music score
Item no.: 185927
with Bach's Prelude in C Major
for: SATB and opt. handbells
Choir score
Item no.: 1125609
French Sacred Music
for: Mixed choir (4–6 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 678051
Offertory for Christmas
First edition
Sacred music from Salzburg
for: 4 solo voices (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 688077
Boosey Choral Music Experience
for: Children's Choir [SSA] and Piano [Harp]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 445776
Weihnachtskantate
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 236161
from "Josua"
for: 3 soloists (SSA/TTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 235508
Cantata for the 3rd day of Christmas
E minor
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 233078
Süddeutsche Kirchenmusik des Barock, Band XXXII, Erstdruck
ab 50 Ex.: 5%, ab 100Ex.: 10%
for: 2 solists (SA), mixed choir (SABar), 2 violins, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 334674
Weihnachtsoratorium in drei Teilen
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 490430
Aus einer Handschrift der Abtei Ottobeuren, 1695
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 199947
for: 2 violins [flute, violin], viola, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1550004
Auch mit Violine 3 erhältlich
Edition Vieweg (Musikschätze vergangener Zeiten)
for: 2 treble recorders, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 261783
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672389
Kantate zum 1. Advent
aus der Notenbibliothek von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 234528
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1682089
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1666874
for: Guitar
Item no.: 163512
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 941462
for: Voice, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 273938
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 273738
for: 3 BFL (SAB) KLAV
Score
Item no.: 417865
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 230255
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 470976
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 422761
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 425183
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 311793
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 605253
for: 4 voices [4 melodic instruments]
Score
Item no.: 566330
Score
Item no.: 564898
for: Soloists, mixed choir, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 688042
for: 2 soloists (SA), favorit choir (SSATB), 5 melodic instruments, organ
Score
Item no.: 231806
for: 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 231608
for: 2 soloists (ST), 2 mixed choirs (SSATB, SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 230447
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 444966
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 444843
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB) 2 ZINK (Violine) Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 212457
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 346358
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB); basso continuo ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 463398
for: Vocal Score SSATB
Choir score
Item no.: 317733
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317316
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317227
for: 2 Instruments
Buch
Item no.: 465572
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 802755
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 867112
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1167535