“There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.” 1 Corinthians 12:5
It’s not just birthdays we celebrate annually! Important events keep coming back year after year, in many forms, so that we can honour and appreciate them, and it is no wonder that religious festivals hold an important place in our calendars. Browse our sheet music and scores, we have music for all festive occasions, and click here to find out more about the church year.
Unlike the calendar year, the church year begins with Advent, and ends with what the Catholic Church calls Christ the King, and the Protestant Church calls Eternity Sunday, the Sunday before Advent. Religious festivals mirror nature: in the dark season of winter, Christ comes as a light into the world, in the spring, Easter celebrates the victory of life over death, and as autumn unfolds, the church commemorates transience and death.
Individual feast days, and days of remembrance are celebrated each year, including for Mary Mother of God, the Apostles, the Evangelists and the Saints, and events such as New Year and Thanksgiving, as well as the Festival of our Lord Jesus Christ. In recent years, some Sundays have been devoted to more familiar, secular topics, such as Family and World Mission. Festivals in the Reformed Churches differ slightly from those in the Catholic Church, they also assign "non-festive" Sundays, and they feature the "Wochenlied", the Main Song, or Song of the Week, which has a similar function to a traditional Anthem in other religious services.
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
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Item no.: 1292116
for: Alto saxophone, piano
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Item no.: 1292111
for: Trombone, piano
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Item no.: 1292104
for: Bass trombone, piano
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Item no.: 1292103
for: Violin, piano
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Item no.: 1292101
for: Euphonium, piano
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Item no.: 1292097
for: Clarinet, piano
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Item no.: 1292091
for: Bass clarinet
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Item no.: 1292090
for: Violin, piano
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Item no.: 1292073
for: Piccolo, piano
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Item no.: 1292066
for: Flute, piano
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Item no.: 1292065
for: 2 bassoons, piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1309344
for: Flexible ensemble (8 voices)
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Item no.: 1309316
for: Flexible ensemble (8 voices)
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Item no.: 1309314
for: 2 baritone horns, 2 euphoniums, 4 tubas
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Item no.: 1309086
for: 2 baritone horns, 2 euphoniums, 4 tubas
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Item no.: 1309006
for: 2 baritone horns, 2 euphoniums, 4 tubas
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Item no.: 1308995
for: 8 bassoons
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Item no.: 1308949
for: Chorus & Saxophone Octet
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Item no.: 1307600
for: Chorus & Brass Octet
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Item no.: 1307595
for: Chorus & Clarinet Octet
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Item no.: 1307589
for: Chorus & 8-Part Ensemble
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Item no.: 1307586
for: Chorus & Clarinet Octet
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Item no.: 1307585
for: Chorus & Clarinet Octet
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Item no.: 1307581
for: Double bass, piano
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Item no.: 1308728
for: 5 saxophones
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Item no.: 1309552
for: Brass band
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Item no.: 1316344
for: Brass band
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Item no.: 1316206
for: String orchestra
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Item no.: 1316174
for: String orchestra
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Item no.: 1316170
for: String orchestra
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Item no.: 1316169
for: 4 brass instruments
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Item no.: 1316133
for: 4 brass instruments
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Item no.: 1316127
for: Trumpet or Cornet & Trombone or Euphonium & Piano (Organ)
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Item no.: 1310122
for: Mezzo-Soprano, Tuba & Piano (Organ)
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Item no.: 1306454
for: Baritone (Voice), Alto Recorder & Piano (Organ)
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Item no.: 1306445
for: Baritone (Voice), Violin & Piano (Organ)
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Item no.: 1306438
for: Baritone (Voice), Alto Saxophone & Piano (Organ)
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Item no.: 1306422
for: 4 brass instruments
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Item no.: 1279689
for: 5 saxophones
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Item no.: 1279685
for: 4 saxophones
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Item no.: 1277473
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano [organ]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1277146
for: Baritone saxophone, piano [organ]
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1277127
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon (quartet)
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Item no.: 1283211
for: 2 Violins, Viola & Violoncello
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Item no.: 1283203
for: Big band
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Item no.: 1312541
for: Big band
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Item no.: 1312531
for: 4 clarinets
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Item no.: 1313907