Classical Music (Baroque) Sheet Music Downloads

Single edition from BA 5902, "Geistliche Chor-Music" SWV 381-397, Die sechs- und siebenstimmigen Motetten, Nr. 13-29: In 1648, Heinrich Schütz published a collection of 29 motets for five to seven voi...

Single edition from BA 4480: "Individual Psalms II", 5 polychoral psalm compositions and German Magnificat

This, the first of Handel's four Coronation Anthems, has been a cherished part of crowning British royalty from George II in 1727 to the current sovereign, Charles III. Commemorate the grand occasion...

Zadok the priest and "The King shall rejoice" are the two best-known of the four Coronation Anthems that Handel wrote for the coronation of George II in London in 1727. HWV 258 was performed for the k...

This lovely melody has become one of O'Carolan's most popular pieces. In this arrangement the melody is shared by all instruments giving young students the opportunity to play with expression. An opti...

The fact that the "opéra comique", rooted in the folk art of French vaudeville, was brought to one of its high points in Vienna by Gluck, an Italian composer from the Upper Palatinate, clearly shows t...

Opéra comique in two acts (1760) Libretto: Louis Anseaume (for Jean-Louis Laruette's opéra comique "L'ivrogne corrigé ou Le mariage du diable" of 1759; adapted by Charles Simon Favart) (French) Premie...

Like many of Pietro Metastasio's libretti, "Ezio" has been set to music time and again - in addition to Handel, also by Nicola Porpora in 1728 and Christoph Willibald Gluck in 1750. As the historical...

Ezio is based on a libretto by Pietro Metastasio, which was first set to music by Nicola Porpora (1728), then - among many others - by Georg Friedrich Händel (1732) and in 1750 by Christoph Willibald...

The episode of Armida from Torquato Tasso's epic poem La Gerusalemme liberata (1575) has been one of the most popular opera subjects since the 17th century and has inspired numerous composers, includi...

Handel's famous "Water Music" becomes a spirited holiday fanfare with the addition of a celebratory Christmas text. Buoyant vocal parts, traditional choral writing, and the jaunty hornpipe feel are a...

Musizieren Sie eines der beliebtesten Werke Johann Sebastian Bachs in einer leicht zugänglichen Bearbeitung – als sofort herunterladbare PDF-Ausgabe. Bonus: die einfache Choralmelodie kann von einem z...

The anthem "How beautiful are the feet", also known as "Anthem on the Peace", was premiered in 1749 by the Chapel Royal in London at a thanksgiving service on the occasion of the Peace of Aachen, whic...

George Frideric Handel's anthem "Blessed are they that considereth the poor" was first performed in 1749 at a benefit concert for the Foundling Hospital orphanage and is known by this name. The vocal...

in combination with the 7th verse of the chorale "Warum sollt ich mich denn grämen" by Paul Gerhardt (1653)

in combination with the 10th verse of the chorale "Why Are You Sad, My Heart" (anonymous, 16th century)

The cantata "Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott" BWV 129 is one of the choral cantatas that Bach subsequently added to the choral cantata cycle that was discontinued at Easter 1725; it was not composed u...

On April 1, 1725, Bach formed the Easter cantata "Kommt, gehet und eilt" BWV 249.3, which was to become the nucleus of the Easter Oratorio, from the Shepherd's Cantata BWV 249.1 he had composed a few...

The Gloria in D RV 589 is Vivaldi's best-known sacred work and is one of his most important church music compositions. It was probably composed as an independent single movement between 1713 and 1717...