The Renaissance saw the musical shackles of the Medieval Period being broken, and both secular and sacred music became livelier and more expressive, and through the developments of printed music, more widely available. Browse our sheet music and scores, and pick up a mass or a madrigal today!
The driving force of the Renaissance was humanism (from the Latin “hummanus” or human), the dogmas of the church were overturned by science, and art was inspired by antiquity and a new, harmonious worldview. Vocal polyphony was very much at the forefront of Renaissance music, and a desire for perfect form, and rational, logical sophistication emerged. In church music, the cyclic form of the Mass, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei was still widely deployed, and musical settings of Motets, Litanies, Psalms and Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis broadened the congregation’s musical experience. Secular vocal music also developed through the madrigals, and polyphonic and unison songs.
In contrast to the Medieval Period, the Renaissance began with a new design principle, imitation. A short, lively theme moves from voice to voice, and the composer creates a counter-melody to compliment it. Elements from the Medieval however were still present, and the “cantus firmus” or fixed chant was often a device of choice in the Renaissance. The cantus firmus takes a theme from Gregorian Chant or Folk Music, but the composer uses augmentation, elongates the note values, and uses the cantus firmus as the harmonic basis for this polyphonic work. From here, the canon soon evolved, which was the clear precursor to the baroque fugue.
The Renaissance marked a big step in the development of instrumental music, and a significant move towards independence for solo instruments, and chamber groups. Traditionally instruments were used as accompaniment for choir or solo singing or for dance music, but through the Renaissance Period, pure instrumental solo or ensemble music became more and more popular. In particular, Renaissance Organ Music experienced a great boom due to the technical development of the instrument, and it was during the 16th century that more vocal instrumental music started emerging, and the first works featuring basso continuo were written.
for: Flexible brass ensemble (6 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 597200
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 1209078
for: Trombone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593033
for: Trombone, piano
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633468
for: Voice (medium)
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1633449
for: Bass clarinet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1631148
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1631128
for: Violin, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1631126
aus den von Pierre d'Attaignant gedruckten "Livres de Danceries" des Claude Gervaise und Estienne du Tertre
for: Chamber orchestra
Streicher-Ergänzungssatz 2 Violinen I/II, Violen I/II/III, Violoncelli I/II
Item no.: 1566070
for: gemischter Chor (SAB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 1565917
for: Brass ensemble (5 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 597034
for: Brass ensemble (5 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596982
for: 4 trombones, organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 596905
Edition Schott
for: 4-6 Blockflöten oder andere Melodie-Instrumente
Ensemble score
Item no.: 729429
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607595
for: 4 clarinets
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607592
for: 4 saxophones
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607591
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1280085
for: 4 euphoniums
Sheet music
Item no.: 1280084
for: Viola, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 595001
Edition Schott
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 754227
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272235
for: Flute, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272226
for: Violin, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272223
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272222
for: Viola, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272219
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1251585
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1251582
for: 4 brass instruments
Sheet music
Item no.: 1265675
for: Voice (high), piano
Voice(s)/Accompaniment
Item no.: 1565382
Il Primo Libro de Madrigali op. 1 1611, SWV 1-19. 18 Madrigale, überwiegend SSATB oder SATTB. Werke auch in Einzelausgabe erhältlich CV 20. 001-019 (Gesamtausgabe) (Complete edition)
for: Gemischter Chor
Partitur, Leineneinband
Item no.: 232180
for: Harpsichord
Music score
Item no.: 1011480
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 550203
(Urtext)
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 549574
for: Treble recorder
Item no.: 419037
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1478713
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1278913
for: Mixed choir (SATB); lute ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 3932
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3844
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3502
for: 2 violins [cornetts], viola da gamba [trombone], organ
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4289
for: 4 recorders (AATB)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4272
for: Voice (tenor), basso continuo
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4767
for: Trumpet (B-flat), horn (F), 2 trombones
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3389
for: 4 trombones (ATBB)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3108
for: Mixed choir (SSB) [3 soloists] a cappella
Score
Item no.: 3019
for: Voice (high), basso continuo
Sheet music
Item no.: 3004
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5756
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