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: 3 melodic instruments, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 413618
for: SAATB and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 865565
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 894267
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 893694
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 893295
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
Score
Item no.: 1016735
for: für 6 Singstimmen SSATTB, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo Violoncello
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1135154
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 628165
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 890117
for: Descant recorder
Item no.: 607405
for: 5 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 238814
for: 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones
Buch
Item no.: 1158426
for: Choir (8 voices); 8 instruments colla parte ad lib.
2 Scores
Item no.: 388485
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1152307
for: Trombone, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 577604
for: 2 trumpets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1021554
for: 8 INST (GES)
Item no.: 294481
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1587009
Marienvesper
for: gemischter Chor (SATTB/SATTB), Soli (SSAATTBB) und Orchester
Einzelstimme Instrumental Altus
Item no.: 782300
Marienvesper
for: gemischter Chor (SATTB/SATTB), Soli (SSAATTBB) und Orchester
Einzelstimme Violino da brazzo III
Item no.: 782296
Marienvesper
for: gemischter Chor (SATTB/SATTB), Soli (SSAATTBB) und Orchester
Einzelstimme Viola da brazzo I
Item no.: 782294
Tell Me, Blind One
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 784074
for: 5 Blockflöten (SATTB/SAATB)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 748804
Motette zum Totenfest
for: Mixed choir (SATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742535
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742399
(Urtext)
for: Mixed choir, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 428088
for: 1. Alt (Chorst.), 2. Alt (Chorst.)
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 874334
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1160890
Score
Item no.: 487056
for: 3 recorders, 2 violins, 3 violas, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1689308
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1118090
Nr. 4/5 aus "Sacrae Cantiones 1565"
for: Mixed choir (SATTBB) [6 solo voices]
Choir score
Item no.: 772802
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1111122
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1172926
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1172316
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 912084
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 964485
for: 3 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132519
Klassik
for: Woodwind Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 1121952
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 904475
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1166692
Psalm 47
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1042956
for: 5 recorders (SSATB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 181886
for: 4 brass instruments
Item no.: 136207
for: 5 voices [5 instruments]
PART ST / DT
Item no.: 616985
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 912966
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132422
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1101102
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