Cantata Sheet Music Downloads

Only the text and the last sheet of the autograph score have survived from the Christmas cantata "Glory to God in the highest" BWV 197.1 (197a), beginning with the end of the 2nd aria. This, as well a...

Alexander Nevsky was composed by Sergei Prokofiev as a film score for the 1938 Sergei Eisenstein film Alexander Nevsky. He later rearranged the music in the form of a cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus...

The cantata Grief of Gravity tells the story of two lovers: "Awareness", consciousness that connects us all and "Gravity". For billions of years, "Gravity" and "Awareness" intertwined until a light be...

This new edition of 'Compositions' includes the complete piano accompaniments and supersedes the old Useful Music edition (U140) that previously provided the piano accompaniments only on CD. The 'Gra...

The opening Chorus from Bach's Cantata № 10: "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren". This arrangement requires four bassoons and either a soprano/mezzo, or a choir singing in unison (upper voices only). In 1...

Rheinberger’s large-scale Christmas cantata Der Stern von Bethlehem (The Star of Bethlehem) is one of the composer’s most popular and best-known works. It retells the Christmas story in nine lyrical s...

Im Jahr 1729 übernahm Bach in Leipzig die Leitung des einst von Telemann gegründeten 'Collegium musicum' und konzertierte daraufhin mindestens einmal wöchentlich mit diesem Ensemble im Zimmermannschen...

In 1729, Bach took over the direction of the "Collegium musicum" in Leipzig, which had once been founded by Telemann, and subsequently gave concerts with this ensemble at least once a week in Zimmerma...

Die Bauernkantate BWV 212 ist in Bachs Kantatenschaffen sowohl inhaltlich als auch musikalisch ein echtes Unikat. Zwar gehört sie zu Bachs Huldigungskantaten, doch handelt der Text nur indirekt vom Lo...

This piece, juxtaposed with a moment of medieval music around the theme of water, is a descent into the mythological depths of the Amazonian peoples. The score, which is neither opera nor oratorio, un...

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...

This is a dramatic cantata for solo voice, solo violin and orchestra. It was first performed in Edinburgh with my daughter Olivia as the vocal soloist. The vocal part was not designed for a fully trai...

This new edition of 'Compositions' includes the complete piano accompaniments and supersedes the old Useful Music edition (U126) that previously provided the piano accompaniments only on CD. The 'Gra...

A joyful dispute of the gods' is how Johann Sebastian Bachs librettist Salomon Franck described the Birthday Cantata for the court of Saxony-Weißenfels, now generally known as the 'Hunting Cantata' BW...

Johann Sebastian Bach's librettist Salomon Franck called the congratulatory music for the court of Saxe-Weissenfels, which is generally known today as the "Hunting Cantata" BWV 208, "Frohlockender Göt...

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...

This new edition of 'Compositions' includes the complete piano accompaniments and supersedes the old Useful Music edition (U123) that previously provided the piano accompaniments only on CD. The 'Gra...

This new edition of 'Compositions' includes the complete piano accompaniments and supersedes the old Useful Music edition (U132) that previously provided the piano accompaniments only on CD. The 'Gra...

A truly unique offering for the holidays, this one-of-a-kind resource puts congregational participation to front and center in the service of song. Ideal for a Lessons and Carols service or community...

For such a time as this comes a work that will bring hope and light to your community of faith. Decorated with beloved carols and engaging original anthems, this 'chamber cantata' is brimming with the...

From prophecy and promise to powerful proclamation, this work is a celebration of light and joy! Filled with beloved carol tunes and original seasonal selections, the cantata is traditional in style b...

This cantata is a colorful tapestry of carols, original seasonal songs, scripture and poetry. The work can be presented as a "musiconly" event or in combination with scripture and/or classic and newly...

The legend of the fourth Magi is magnificently presented in this moving cantata based on Henry Van Dyke's time-honored story. Through four expressive songs and underscoring to the narration, you'll fo...