Intermediate Oratorio Sheet Music

Bach's Christmas Oratorio, composed in 1734, narrates the story of the birth of Jesus in a cycle of six cantatas with a text probably by Christian Friedrich Henrici (known as Picander) who provided se...

Oratorio in 3 parts. Piano reduction (English/German) after the Urtext of the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe - Oratorio in three Parts. Vocal (english/german). Soprano solo, Alto solo (2), Tenor solo, Bass...

In seinem Passionsoratorium Christus am Ölberge gelang es Beethoven einerseits, an eine Tradition des 18. Jahrhunderts anzuknüpfen, andererseits aber auch die aufblühende Gattung des deutschsprachigen...

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...

Immediately after completing Paulus in 1836, Mendelssohn considered composing another oratorio. However, a whole decade was to pass before he composed 'Elijah', which is based on the story of the bibl...

How practical: This choral masterpiece is now appearing in a handy and affordable soft-cover score to complement the substantial linen-bound complete edition volume. The tried-and-tested musical text...

Oratorio in 3 parts (English/German). Piano reduction after the Urtext of the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe. Soprano solo (2), alto solo, tenor solo (5), bass solo (3), mixed choir-SATB, orchestra - piano...

Composed in 2019, James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio is a summatory work in his output, collecting together settings of poetry, liturgy and scripture which explore themes related to the birth of Jes...

In seinem Passionsoratorium Christus am Ölberge gelang es Beethoven einerseits, an eine Tradition des 18. Jahrhunderts anzuknüpfen, andererseits aber auch die aufblühende Gattung des deutschsprachigen...

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 harrowing Old Testament story of the army commander Jephthah, bound by a sacred vow to kill his daughter, inspired the Roman composer Giacomo Carissimi to create this intense and moving setting. W...

The composer Joseph Martin Kraus was born in the same year as Mozart, and like Salzburg's famous son, he was highly gifted and died too young. But in recent years he has received more attention. And r...

Mendelssohn composed his first oratorio "Paulus" under the influence of the revival of J. S. Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" (1829), which he himself conducted. He integrated choral movements into "Paulu...

Haydns großes Alterswerk in einer modernen Urtext-Ausgabe. Von den beiden späten Oratorien Joseph Haydns standen Die Jahreszeiten zunächst im Schatten der Schöpfung. Dabei sind beide Werke in mehrfach...

> Complete scholarly-critical edition based on 'Georg Philipp Telemann Musical Works' > Bilingual Foreword (Ger/Eng) A festive piece for church and concert hall Composed around 1760, 'Die Auferstehung...

Louis Spohr’s *Des Heilands letzte Stunden* (The Savior’s Last Hours), composed in 1835, is one of the most significant Passion oratorios of the 19th century. The freely adapted libretto by the well-k...

Louis Spohr’s *Des Heilands letzte Stunden* (The Savior’s Last Hours), composed in 1835, is one of the most significant Passion oratorios of the 19th century. The freely adapted text by the well-known...

Every era hears and interprets Bach anew, and every era also evaluates the sources afresh and with new eyes. 40 years after the publication of the St. Matthew Passion in the New Bach Edition, Klaus Ho...

Louis Spohr’s *Des Heilands letzte Stunden* (The Savior’s Last Hours), composed in 1835, is one of the most significant Passion oratorios of the 19th century. The freely adapted text by the well-known...

Louis Spohr’s *Des Heilands letzte Stunden* (The Savior’s Last Hours), composed in 1835, is one of the most significant Passion oratorios of the 19th century. The freely adapted text by the well-known...

Bach's Christmas Oratorio, composed in 1734, narrates the story of the birth of Jesus in a cycle of six cantatas with a text probably by Christian Friedrich Henrici (known as Picander) who provided se...

Camille Saint-Saëns composed his Oratorio de Noël for five vocal solos, mixed choir, strings, organ and harp in 1858. The work, which is sung in Latin, is based on texts from the Old and New Testament...