Classical Music (Baroque) Sheet Music for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra

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...

'Charming Berenice' - the Earl of Shaftesbury attended a rehearsal of the opera on 12 May 1737 and went into raptures about this 'inexpressible delight'. 'Berenice' was premiered at Covent Garden Thea...

Immerse yourself in the magic of the 18th-century Parisian opera stage with Christoph Willibald Gluck’s enchanting opéra-ballet "Cythère assiégée" (Paris 1775). In this masterful three-act composition...

The premiere of Gluck's "Alceste" marked the reopening of the Vienna Burgtheater after the period of mourning decreed by the death of Archduchess Maria Josepha. The inspiration for the libretto, which...

Originally conceived as a prologue for the ballet "Les Beaux Jours de l'Amour", the one-act opera "La Naissance d'Osiris" was performed only twice, together with revivals of "Pigmalion" and "Les Incas...

'Les Paladins' was Rameau's last work premiered at the Académie royale de musique in 1760. Sharply criticized on account of its overtly comical libretto, the work was withdrawn after fifteen performan...

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...

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...

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...

To celebrate the Peace Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, the "Utrecht Jubilate" was composed in the same year, shortly after Handel had composed the "Te Deum"....

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...

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...

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...

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...

To celebrate the Peace Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, the "Utrecht Jubilate" was composed in the same year, shortly after Handel had composed the "Te Deum"....

To celebrate the Peace Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, the "Utrecht Jubilate" was composed in the same year, shortly after Handel had composed the "Te Deum"....

Messiah' occupies a unique position in Handel's work. Its strongly universal character and directness of expression, which appeal to men of all creeds, make it the most renowned work in the whole of t...

Jauchzet, frohlocket! – Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 is one of the most enduring masterpieces of sacred choral music, filling the festive season with radiant splendor and profoun...

This choral score completes the performance material for this central work by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Like most of his works, Johann Sebastian Bach's "St. John Passion" has not survived in a definitive version - e.g. as a printed edition or fair copy - but in four different versions. Arthur Mendel's e...

Unlike Bach's other oratorio compositions, there is no definitive version of the "St. John Passion". The first version from 1724, which is commonly used today, is a mixture of different readings. It w...

Bruckner’s mighty Mass in F minor is one of his most significant creations and one of the great 19th-century choral works. The composer uniquely succeeds in exploring faith through the lens of music....