Along with the many festive and sweet Advent customs, there are also joyous musical Advent traditions, such as coming together to sing The Great Advent Antiphons, and the highly popular combination of chocolate, cinnamon, and music known as the feast of Saint Nicholas. Browse our sheet music and scores, and find all the right music for Advent today!
Originally, Advent was significantly longer than today, it lasted from Saint Martin to the feast of the Epiphany. The current order, with four Sundays, was established in the 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great, after whom Gregorian chant is named. Each Advent Sunday has its own character, which differs a little in the Catholic and Protestant churches.
Advent music is strongly influenced by the fact that Advent was considered a “tempus clausum”, a “closed time”, in which lavish celebrations were forbidden, and it was for this reason that Johann Sebastian Bach was not allowed to perform all of his Advent Cantatas in Leipzig.
for: Flexible ensemble (3–5 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 773364
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 668115
for: Electric organ
Music score
Item no.: 773139
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 773411
In pop en klassiek
for: Violin
Music score, CD
Item no.: 455562
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 773410
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 773416
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 773357
for: Voice, guitar
Songbook, CD
Item no.: 241644
Sint & Kerst
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 773388
Meer dan 40 duetten voor Sinterklaas en Kerst
for: 2 trumpets [flugelhorns/cornets]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771119
Die 22 schönsten Weihnachtslieder für Gitarre solo
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), CD, DVD
Item no.: 677843
Meer dan 40 duetten voor Sinterklaas en Kerst
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771113
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 773417
26 liedjes voor SInterklaas en Kerst
met open bassmaren
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 772885
Meer dan 40 duetten voor Sinterklaas en Kerst
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771116
di Avvento e di Natale
Canti a 1 voce per il tempo natalizio
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Music score
Item no.: 774033
for: 1–2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 224060
Sinterklaas- & Kerstliedjes
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 773414
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 771107
In Pop En Klassiek
for: 1–2 melodic instruments (B-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 460044
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 773395
In pop en klassiek
for: 2 melodic instruments (C)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 455560
Faber Piano Adventures®
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 419577
Übe-CD (mp3) für Chorsänger
Ausgabe für Tenor
for: Voice (tenor)
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 679702
Übe-CD (mp3) für Chorsänger
Ausgabe für Sopran
for: Voice (soprano) a cappella
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 679704
17 duetten voor Sinterklaas en Kerst
for: 2 guitars
Music score
Item no.: 772891
Übe-CD (mp3) für Chorsänger
Ausgabe für Bass
for: Voice (bass)
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part bass)
Item no.: 679703
Meer dan 40 duetten voor Sinterklaas en Kerst
for: 2 saxophones
Ensemble score
Item no.: 630125
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 773125
voor Kerst, Sinterklaas en andere feestdagen
for: Keyboard
Music score
Item no.: 771098
12 Sint & Kerstliedjes
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Music score
Item no.: 773415
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 773397
for: Organ
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 772862
Meer dan 40 duetten voor Sinterklaas en Kerst
for: 2 recorders (SA)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771118
Meer dan 40 duetten voor Sinterklaas en Kerst
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771122
25 liedjes voor Sinterklaas en Kerst
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 771102
In pop en klassiek
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score, CD
Item no.: 455561
Einsingsequenzen für Kinder von 7-12 Jahren
for: Children's choir
Music lesson book
Item no.: 773202
Meer dan 40 duetten voor Sinterklaas en Kerst
for: 2 trombones
Ensemble score
Item no.: 771121
for: 4 soloists (SSAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Playback-CD (Chorstimme Bass)
Item no.: 762123
for: Accordion; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 771172
Übe-CD (mp3) für Chorsänger
for: Voice (alto)
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part alto)
Item no.: 679705
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, guitar
Music score
Item no.: 773147
Sint Nicolaas en Kerstliederen voor viool en piano
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 773398
Eine Sammlung für das Chorsingen an allgemein bildenden Schulen
Chor aktuell
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 476202
Trad.
for: Voice, piano [accordion/keyboard/guitar]; melody instrument ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 733582
for: Mixed youth choir a cappella
Choir book (anthology)
Item no.: 118226