“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: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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for: Choral
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Cantata for the 1st day of Christmas
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 137437
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Score
Item no.: 763315
for: Soprano Organ Accompaniment
Book
Item no.: 321923
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1298059
for: Eb Cornet & Piano (Keyboard)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1746637
for: Trombone & Piano (Keyboard)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1738643
for: Baritone Saxophone & Piano (Keyboard)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1738655
for: SBFL (1-2) KLAV CD
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 139353
for: 2–3 descant recorders
Item no.: 167703
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1288411
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662862
for: Solo for Cornet, Eb Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Violin, Viola or Violoncello & Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1717379
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ score
Item no.: 199991
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1613891
for: Big band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1643565
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1663696
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1268015
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1268007
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1268002
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1268001
for: Mixed choir, brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1267608
for: 1–2 trombones
Ensemble score, online playback
Item no.: 771213
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 474882
for: Voice, guitar
Songbook
Item no.: 609849
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 333632