Cantata Sheet Music Downloads

The cantata Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister BWV 181, composed for Sunday Sexagesimae 1724, has only survived incompletely: IT is missing the obbligato instrumental part of the second aria, which was rec...

The cantata "Sie werden euch in den Bann tun" BWV 183 for Sunday Exaudi is one of the cantatas based on texts by the Leipzig poet Christian Mariane von Ziegler, with which Bach concluded his second Le...

The Frankfurt Whitsun cantata from 1717 presents the choir and the four soloists with rewarding tasks and features a virtuoso recorder player in the opening chorus and in two of the three arias.

Anniversario Dell' Dolore is a poignant work by composer Juraj Filas, dedicated to Mary Davidson. It was composed for choir and string orchestra and unfolds in two contrasting but deeply interconnecte...

I composed this cantata for the Edinburgh Gaelic Choir. The Scottish Gaelic text is by the poet Myles Campbell (Maoilios Caimbeul) from the Isle of Skye. The text is a dialog between the ocean and man...

I composed this cantata for the Edinburgh Gaelic Choir. The Scottish Gaelic text is by the poet Myles Campbell (Maoilios Caimbeul) from the Isle of Skye. The text is a dialog between the ocean and man...

Anniversario Dell' Dolore is a poignant work by composer Juraj Filas, dedicated to Mary Davidson. It was composed for choir and string orchestra and unfolds in two contrasting but deeply interconnecte...

Anniversario Dell' Dolore is a poignant work by composer Juraj Filas, dedicated to Mary Davidson. It was composed for choir and string orchestra and unfolds in two contrasting but deeply interconnecte...

Mendelssohn described the work, composed in 1840, to his friend Klingemann: "a symphony for choir and orchestra ... First 3 symphonic movements, followed by 12 choral and solo movements; the words fro...

This new edition of 'Compositions' includes the complete piano accompaniments and supersedes the old Useful Music edition (U128) that previously provided the piano accompaniments only on CD. Free bac...

Bach's cantata "Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist" BWV 45 belongs to a group of cantatas from 1726, for the texts of which Bach drew on a cantata composed for Meiningen a good 20 years earlier. T...

November 22 should be a holiday for every true music lover. Then it is St. Cecilia's Day, the day of the patron saint of music and musicians. This day was highly regarded in the Anglo-Saxon countries....

November 22 should be a holiday for every true music lover. Then it is St. Cecilia's Day, the day of the patron saint of music and musicians. This day was highly regarded in the Anglo-Saxon countries....

The episode from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' in which Daphne attempts to escape Apollo's advances by turning into a laurel tree, causing the devastated god to weave a laurel crown in memory of the nymph, h...

In the cantata "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht", Bach has created a high degree of expressiveness with minimal vocal means (solo tenor, only the final chorale in four voices). The last three movem...

Bach's cantata "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" BWV 58 for the Sunday after New Year, entitled "Dialogus", is accordingly limited entirely to the dialog pair of soprano and bass; no other soloists or...

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The Peasant Cantata BWV 212 is truly unique in Bach's cantata oeuvre, both in terms of content and music. Although it is one of Bach's homage cantatas, the text is only indirectly about the praise of...

The brief Latin text, 'Cantate canticum novum,' means 'Sing a new song.' And this is an outstanding new song to sing. All voicings include legitimate jazz sonorities, canonic verses, and logical chora...

The brief Latin text, 'Cantate canticum novum,' means 'Sing a new song.' And this is an outstanding new song to sing. All voicings include legitimate jazz sonorities, canonic verses, and logical chora...

The original work by Giuseppe Pitoni (1657-1743) was a cappella, but Donald Moore has added a straightforward accompaniment of piano and optional flute or C-instrument. What a great way to introduce y...

The brief Latin text, 'Cantate canticum novum,' means 'Sing a new song.' And this is an outstanding new song to sing. All voicings include legitimate jazz sonorities, canonic verses, and logical chora...

An exciting choral work mixing traditional Latin with a fresh, new English text. The strong rhythmic pulse of the opening and closing melody contrasts with a chant-like middle section. For choirs of a...

From the Bach Cantata 142, this edition will be an excellent introduction to Baroque style for choirs of all levels. A fine choice for concert, festival and contest. Duration: ca. 1:15.

From ministry to humility and Calvary to victory, the story of Christ's redemptive grace is clearly presented in this meaningful offering. There is a pleasing blend of original material with familiar...