Sacred Music Sheet Music

It is regarded by many as his masterpiece in the non-operatic sphere: Britten's War Requiem, premiered in 1962 to celebrate the opening of the new cathedral at Coventry, built to replace the one destr...

Jeden Sommer mobilisiert die Kathedrale von Chichester im englischen Sussex zusammen mit ihren Nachbarn aus Winchester und Salisbury alle Kräfte und stemmt eines der wichtigsten Krichenusikfestivals G...

The heavens declare the glory of God! Few sacred choral works radiate such sublime majesty and timeless power as this masterpiece by Ludwig van Beethoven, set to the poetry of Christian Fürchtegott Ge...

Even though the works of the German-Italian composer Johann Simon Mayr have experienced a certain renaissance in recent years, the majority of his important church music work has hardly been explored...

With his large-scale setting of Psalm 22, Christoph JK Müller has created a captivating choral work. He translates the vivid imagery of the biblical text into modern, stirring sounds: the result is a...

With his large-scale setting of Psalm 22, Christoph JK Müller has created a captivating choral work. He translates the vivid imagery of the biblical text into modern, stirring sounds: the result is a...

With his large-scale setting of Psalm 22, Christoph JK Müller has created a captivating choral work. He translates the vivid imagery of the biblical text into modern, stirring sounds: the result is a...

With his large-scale setting of Psalm 22, Christoph JK Müller has created a captivating choral work. He translates the vivid imagery of the biblical text into modern, stirring sounds: the result is a...

With his large-scale setting of Psalm 22, Christoph JK Müller has created a captivating choral work. He translates the vivid imagery of the biblical text into modern, stirring sounds: the result is a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Das etwa Te Deum von 1832 überzeugt durch rasche Ausdruckswechsel und warme Orchesterfarben. Chöre, auch für Doppelchor, wechseln mit Arien und Solistenensembles, weiche Holzbläserklänge und obligate...

Das Requiem von Gabriel Fauré liegt bei Carus in zwei Fassungen vor, der 1900 abgeschlossenen 'sinfonischen Fassung' sowie einer rekonstruierten Fassung mit kleinem Orchester von 1889. - kritische Aus...

A valuable addition to the requiem repertoire: Biber’s Requiem in F minor is one of the most impressive musical settings of the Mass for the Dead from the 17th century. The specific occasion for the c...

Anton Bruckner composed his Requiem in D minor at the young age of 24 in memory of a friend of his father's who was his patron. The work was greatly influenced by the Viennese classical style. He revi...

Through works such as Verdi’s Requiem or Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, we know that the great composers of Italian bel canto opera also wrote marvelous sacred music. Yet most of these pieces are rarely p...

Anyone who is familiar with Bruckner's symphonies and great masses will probably be astonished upon hearing his Missa solemnis of 1854: can the tradition of the Viennese classics still be so clearly e...

As Kapellmeister of the royal court theater in Dresden, Carl Maria von Weber's primary task was to establish a German opera at court. However, it was also part of his duties to provide the "church ser...

Even during Ludwig van Beethoven's lifetime, the composer was so revered that contemporaries arranged his music – mostly the well-known instrumental works – for choir. In some cases, he may even have...