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The Renaissance Period – Sheet Music & Scores

The Renaissance saw the musical shackles of the Medieval Period being broken, and both secular and sacred music became livelier and more expressive, and through the developments of printed music, more widely available. Browse our sheet music and scores, and pick up a mass or a madrigal today!

Music of the Renaissance Period

The driving force of the Renaissance was humanism (from the Latin “hummanus” or human), the dogmas of the church were overturned by science, and art was inspired by antiquity and a new, harmonious worldview. Vocal polyphony was very much at the forefront of Renaissance music, and a desire for perfect form, and rational, logical sophistication emerged. In church music, the cyclic form of the Mass, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei was still widely deployed, and musical settings of Motets, Litanies, Psalms and Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis broadened the congregation’s musical experience. Secular vocal music also developed through the madrigals, and polyphonic and unison songs.

Basic Elements of Polyphonic Vocal Music

In contrast to the Medieval Period, the Renaissance began with a new design principle, imitation. A short, lively theme moves from voice to voice, and the composer creates a counter-melody to compliment it. Elements from the Medieval however were still present, and the “cantus firmus” or fixed chant was often a device of choice in the Renaissance. The cantus firmus takes a theme from Gregorian Chant or Folk Music, but the composer uses augmentation, elongates the note values, and uses the cantus firmus as the harmonic basis for this polyphonic work. From here, the canon soon evolved, which was the clear precursor to the baroque fugue.

Renaissance Instrumental Music

The Renaissance marked a big step in the development of instrumental music, and a significant move towards independence for solo instruments, and chamber groups. Traditionally instruments were used as accompaniment for choir or solo singing or for dance music, but through the Renaissance Period, pure instrumental solo or ensemble music became more and more popular. In particular, Renaissance Organ Music experienced a great boom due to the technical development of the instrument, and it was during the 16th century that more vocal instrumental music started emerging, and the first works featuring basso continuo were written.

Important Renaissance Composers

J. Laukvik: Historical Performance Practice in , Org (BchNb)
Jon Laukvik

Historical Performance Practice in Organ Playing 1

for: Organ

Book and music score

Item no.: 237869

87.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
DL: J. Schop: Lachrimae Pavaen, Sbfl/VlZiBc (Pa+St)
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Johann Schop

Lachrimae Pavaen

for: Descant recorder [violin/cornett], basso continuo

Score, parts (pdf download)

Item no.: 2911

3.10  €incl. VAT
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J. Dowland: 18 Lieder, GesGit (Part)
John Dowland

18 Songs

for Voice and Guitar
ars instrumentalis 080

for: Voice, guitar

Score

Item no.: 109143

14.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
Historical Performance Practice in Organ Playing, Org

Historical Performance Practice in Organ Playing

for: Organ

Music lesson book

Item no.: 1215729

87.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
W. Byrd: Sellenger's Round , 4Blf (Pa+St)
William Byrd

Sellenger's Round

for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 355275

14.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
G.P. Cima: Sonata a Tre, 2MelCBc (Pa+St)
Giovanni Paolo Cima

Sonata a Tre

for: 2 melodic instruments (C), basso continuo

Score, Parts

Item no.: 340386

6.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks (fi)
G. Diruta: Il Transilvano, OrgmCemKlv
Girolamo Diruta

Il Transilvano

for: Organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]

Music score

Item no.: 255852

25.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
DL: J. van Eyck: Doen Daphne d'over schoone maeght, SBlf
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Jacob van Eyck

Doen Daphne d'over schoone maeght

for: Descant recorder

Sheet music

Item no.: 1452

2.60  €incl. VAT
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T. Susato: Renaissance Dances, 5Blech (Pa+St)
Tielman Susato

Renaissance Dances

for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 279948

33.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
DL: L. Allegri: Le Ninfe di Senna, 5BflBc (Pa+St)
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Lorenzo Allegri

Le Ninfe di Senna

for: 5 recorders (SSATB), basso continuo

Score, parts (pdf download)

Item no.: 3118

5.70  €incl. VAT
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Organum Antiquum, Orgm

Organum Antiquum

Earliest Organ Music (ca. 1330 - 1448)
Diletto Musicale - Doblingers Reihe alter Musik

for: Organ (manuals)

Music score (anthology)

Item no.: 282728

33.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
The San Lorenzo Palimpsest 1 (Bu)

The San Lorenzo Palimpsest 1

Book

Item no.: 774035

198.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
D. Ortiz: Trattado de Glosas, Vdg (Bu)
Diego Ortiz

Trattado de Glosas

for: Viola da gamba

Book

Item no.: 114768

62.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
J. Dowland: Lute Songs - Books 1 & 2, GesGitLt (Part)
John Dowland

Lute Songs – Books 1 & 2

for: Voice, guitar [lute]

Score

Item no.: 228281

31.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
F. Rognoni: Selva de varii passaggi, Ges/Mel
Francesco Rognoni

Selva de varii passaggi

for: Voice (melody instrument]

Music score

Item no.: 195190

44.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
J. Dowland: Fifty Songs 2, GesHKlav (Part)
John Dowland

Fifty Songs 2

for: Voice (high), piano

Score

Item no.: 137444

19.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
Mittelalterliche, Renaissance- und Barock-Mus, Varens (Sppa)

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music

from the Repertoire of the Mandel Quartet

for: Flexible ensemble

Ensemble score

Item no.: 168026

33.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
An English Medieval and Renaissance Song Book, Gch (Chb)

An English Medieval and Renaissance Song Book

for: Mixed choir a cappella

Choir book

Item no.: 149012

21.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
Keyboard Music of the Late Middle Ages in Codex Faenza, Cemb

Keyboard Music of the Late Middle Ages in Codex Faenza 117

for: Harpsichord

Music score (anthology)

Item no.: 580927

53.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 months
J. Laukvik: Historical Performance Practice in Or, Org (Bch)
Jon Laukvik

Historical Performance Practice in Organ Playing 2

for: Organ

Study book

Item no.: 293430

87.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
Kammermusik für drei Altblockflöten, 3Ablf (Sppa)

Chamber Music for Three Treble Recorders

from the 14th - 18th centuries

for: 3 treble recorders

Ensemble score (anthology)

Item no.: 327477

15.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
J. Dowland: Third Book of Songs, GesGitLt (Part)
John Dowland

Third Book of Songs

for: Voice, guitar [lute]

Score

Item no.: 142179

30.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
Bläserartikulation in der Alten Musik (BuHc)

Bläserartikulation in der Alten Musik

Book (Hardcover)

Item no.: 475526

98.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
G.P. Cima: 3 Early Italian Sonatas, SBlf

T. Cecchino: Sonata prima (demo)

Giovanni Paolo Cima

3 Early Italian Sonatas

for: Descant recorder

Buch + CD

Item no.: 483317

31.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
H. Schütz: The Psalms of David, Gch;Org (Chpa)
Heinrich Schütz

The Psalms of David

for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.

Choir score

Item no.: 471534

20.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–5 weeks
Medieval and Renaissance Music for Flute, Fl (+onl)

Corne Yards

Medieval and Renaissance Music for Flute

for: Flute

Music score (spiral binding), online playback

Item no.: 642614

31.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
H. Schütz: Musikalische Exequien SWV 27, 8GsOrgB;GchM (Part)
Heinrich Schütz

Musikalische Exequien SWV 279-281

for: 8 voices (SSAATTBB), organ, bass; mixed choir (SSATTB), 6 melody instruments colla parte ad lib.

Score

Item no.: 423286

28.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
Old italian organ music, Orgel

Old Italian Organ Music

Gabrieli, Frescobaldi and others

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 635421

12.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 months
P. Schubert: Modal Counterpoint Renaissance Style
Peter Schubert

Modal Counterpoint Renaissance Style

Music lesson book

Item no.: 885980

181.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–5 weeks
M. Rodrigues Coelho: Flores de Musica, Org
Manuel Rodrigues Coelho

Flores de Musica

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 1025254

80.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
G. Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali, Org
Girolamo Frescobaldi

Fiori Musicali

Partitura urtext senza voltate

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 1207800

24.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
DL: O. Gibbons: The Silver Swan, Gch5;Bc (Pa+St)
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Orlando Gibbons

The Silver Swan

for: Mixed choir (SATTB); basso continuo ad lib.

Score, part (pdf download)

Item no.: 3141

3.60  €incl. VAT
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D. Shrock: Peforming Renaissance Music (BuHc)
Dennis Shrock

Peforming Renaissance Music

Book (Hardcover)

Item no.: 680929

49.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
J. Dowland: Fifty Songs 1 - High Voice, GesHKlav
John Dowland

Fifty Songs 1 – High Voice

for: Voice (high), piano

Music score

Item no.: 182729

19.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
J. Dowland: First Book of Ayres, GesGitLt
John Dowland

First Book of Ayres

for: Voice, guitar [lute]

Music score

Item no.: 142177

30.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
J.H. Schein: Israelsbrünnlein (Fontana d'Israe, GchBc (Part)
Johann Hermann Schein

Israelsbrünnlein (Fontana d'Israel)

for: Mixed choir (SSATB), basso continuo

Score

Item no.: 655070

71.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
J. Dowland: Ayres for Four Voices, Gch;Lt (PartHC)
John Dowland

Ayres for 4 voices

for: Mixed choir (SATB); lute ad lib.

Score (Hardcover)

Item no.: 376330

164.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
T. Morley: Fire, fire, Gch;Klav (Chpa)
Thomas Morley

Fire, fire

for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.

Choir score

Item no.: 915805

3.35  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
Französische Tänze aus der Renaissance fü, 4Str/Stro (Pa+St)

French Renaissance Dances for four stringed instruments

With ornamentation instructions and choreographies

for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet) [string orchestra]

Score, Parts

Item no.: 487623

24.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
J. Dowland: Fifty Songs 2 - Low Voice, GesTiKlavOrg
John Dowland

Fifty Songs 2 – Low Voice

for: Voice (low), piano [organ]

Music score

Item no.: 217746

19.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
R. Erig: Italienische Diminutionen (Hc)

Italienische Diminutionen

Die zwischen 1553 und 1638 mehrmals bearbeiteten Sätze
Practica Musicale 1

Music score (hardcover)

Item no.: 200329

275.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
H. Schütz: Lobe den Herren, meine Seele, GchBc;2GchMe (Part)
Heinrich Schütz

Lobe den Herren, meine Seele SWV 39 (op. 2, 18)

for: Mixed choir (favourite choir SATB), basso continuo; 2 mixed choirs (chapel choirs SATB, SATB), 8 melodic instruments ad lib.

Score

Item no.: 231744

8.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
J. Dowland: Fifty Songs 1 - Low Voice, GesTiKlavOrg
John Dowland

Fifty Songs 1 – Low Voice

for: Voice (low), piano [organ]

Music score

Item no.: 144145

20.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
H. Schütz: Ich bin die Auferstehung und da, Gch/MchBc (Part)
Heinrich Schütz

Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben op. 9/19 SWV 324

for: Mixed choir (SSB) [male chorus (TTB)], basso continuo

Score

Item no.: 423224

4.65  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
Renaissancemusik für zwei Gitarren, 2Git (Sppa)

Renaissance Music for two Guitars

for: 2 guitars

Ensemble score (anthology)

Item no.: 478430

11.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
The Triumphs of Oriana, Gch5 (Spiral)
Thomas Morley

The Triumphs of Oriana

for: Mixed choir (5 parts) a cappella

Choir book (anthology)

Item no.: 769237

100.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
W. Byrd: Hear My Prayer, O Lord, GesSGchOrgKl (Chpa)
William Byrd

Hear My Prayer, O Lord

for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SSATB), organ [piano]

Choir score

Item no.: 840961

5.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
J.-B. Lully: _uvres complètes - Série IV, GsGchOrch (PartHC)
Jean-Baptiste Lully

Œuvres complètes – Série IV Volume 3

Miserere, Benedictus, Dies irae
Série IV: Motets, Volume 3

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Score (Hardcover)

Item no.: 668206

255.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks (fi)
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