Intermediate Sheet Music from Carus-Verlag

In a mixture of cantata and concert piece, Beethoven sets a hymn to art in the "Choral Fantasy". The work, which lasts around twenty minutes, is often seen as a precursor to the "Ode to Joy" from the...

With his composition "L'Aurore" (Dawn) in 1905, Maurice Ravel started his fifth and last attempt to win the coveted "Prix de Rome" of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His renewed elimination in t...

The composer's lively early work, written in 1822, already reveals his own style, but at the same time refers to the work of the same name by his lifelong role model J. S. Bach.

aus der Auftragskomposition zum 5. Chorfest 'Pueri Cantores' 2008

Audio sample: "Lux aeterna" (performed by workshop choir at Carus Publishing House, June 14th, 2024, Piano: Nicolas Kok, dir. Johannes Meister)

Faure's Requiem, op. 48, is his only large-scale sacred composition and certainly his most important essay in the genre. Already popular with audiences during his lifetime, its success continues to th...

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...

As an acclaimed opera composer, Georges Bizet admitted that he had no real sensibility for sacred music. His Te Deum is nonetheless a truly fascinating and highly expressive work. From the majestic “T...

Psalm texts inspired Mendelssohn throughout his career, and he left behind five large orchestral psalms in addition to a cappella movements. In 1837, Schumann described Psalm 42 as "the highest level...

Audio sample: "Harbour" (performed by Regenbogenchor München, dir. Mary Ellen Kitchens)

The Mendelssohn family cultivated a very special form of house music in their garden cottage on the family estate: the so-called Sonntagsmusiken (Sunday musicales). Perhaps this inspired Fanny Hensel...

With the last two Missae breves, the "Missa Sancti Nicolai" and the "Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo", Haydn created masterpieces that were already among the most popular in this genre during his lifetime...

The Codex Buranus, the famous collection of medieval poems and dramatic texts from Benediktbeuern Monastery, still contains many intriguing secrets today. Who wrote the texts, for which occasions, and...

After Missa Latina and Magnificat, Te Deum is now the third major composition by musician and composer Karl Albrecht “Bobbi” Fischer published by Carus. Fischer’s musical roots lie in classical music,...

After Missa Latina and Magnificat, Te Deum is now the third major composition by musician and composer Karl Albrecht “Bobbi” Fischer published by Carus. Fischer’s musical roots lie in classical music,...

The Latin text of the mass is venerable, universal, and unites people. For the German Protestant Church Congress 2015, this ancient text was set in contemporary style by Tilman Jäger under the title M...

Single edition from the choral book "Bruckner". Trombones in alto, tenor and bass clef, with organ excerpt.

Single edition from the choral book "Bruckner". Trombones in alto, tenor and bass clef, with organ excerpt.

Single edition from the choral book "Bruckner". Trombones in alto, tenor and bass clef, with organ excerpt.

Single edition from the choral book "Bruckner". Trombones in alto, tenor and bass clef, with organ excerpt.

Christoph Schönherr is a respected expert in the field of jazz and pop choirs and he is a much sought after choral composer. He has written of his work: “I have been especially influenced by the polar...

Christoph Schönherr ist ein ausgewiesener Experte in Sachen Jazz- und Popchor und ein gefragter Chorkomponist. Er schreibt über sein Werk: „Mich hat für die Komposition besonders die Polarität des Tex...

Christoph Schönherr ist ein ausgewiesener Experte in Sachen Jazz- und Popchor und ein gefragter Chorkomponist. Er schreibt über sein Werk: „Mich hat für die Komposition besonders die Polarität des Tex...