Home page
--INSTRUMENTS--
ACCORDION
AUTOHARP
BAGPIPE
BANJO
BASS
BASSOON
BOOKS
BOUZOUKI
BUGLE
CHORAL - VOCAL…
CLARINET
CORNET
DIDGERIDOO
DJ GEAR
DRUM
DULCIMER
ENGLISH HORN
EUPHONIUM
FLUTE
FRENCH HORN
GUITAR
HANDBELLS
HARMONICA
HARP
HARPSICHORD
LAP STEEL GUIT…
LUTE
MANDOLIN
MARCHING BAND
MARIMBA
MUSIC COURSE
OBOE
OCARINA
ORCHESTRA - BA…
ORGAN
PANPIPES
PERCUSSION
PIANO
RECORDER
SAXOPHONE
SYNTHESIZER K…
TROMBONE
TRUMPET
TUBA
UKULELE
VIBRAPHONE
VIOLA
VIOLIN - FIDDL…
VIOLONCELLO - …
XYLOPHONE
ZITHER
Not classified
210,893
Piano & keyboards
Piano solo
270,983
Piano, Vocal and Guitar
154,841
Piano, Voice
113,909
Easy Piano
70,433
Organ
16,262
C Instruments
14,275
Big Note Piano
10,022
1 Piano, 4 hands
7,955
Accordion
6,545
Piano Accompaniment
6,354
Piano Trio: piano, violin, cello
2,232
Piano (band part)
1,725
2 Pianos, 4 hands
1,476
Melody line, Piano
564
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
561
Piano Quintet: piano, 2 violins, viola, cello
542
Piano Quartet: piano, 2 violins, cello
476
Organ, Trumpet (duet)
429
Organ, Piano (duet)
381
Harpsichord
292
Keyboard
266
1 Piano, 6 hands
240
Accordion, Voice
217
Solo instrument and Organ
165
2 Pianos, 8 hands
94
2 Accordions
78
Accordion ensemble
56
Organ, Voice
47
2 Organs (duet)
30
All Instruments
23
Fake Book
16
Accordion, Piano
13
Accordion, String(s)
12
Accordion and Orchestra
8
Piano Quintet: piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass
6
Piano ensembles
6
Organ and Orchestra
5
Concertina
3
3 Pianos
2
Piano Trio: mixed chamber instrumentation
2
+ 35 instrumentations
-
Retract
Guitars
Guitar notes and tablatures
79,501
Melody line, (Lyrics) and Chords
50,516
Guitar
30,045
Lyrics and Chords
24,257
Ukulele
18,857
Bass guitar
13,402
2 Guitars (duet)
2,262
Guitar (band part)
2,141
Banjo
1,568
Mandolin
1,342
4 Guitars (Quartet)
1,058
Dulcimer
933
Piano, Guitar (duet)
908
Guitar Ensemble
713
3 Guitars (trio)
526
Electric Bass (band part)
415
Baritone Ukulele
326
Band Scores
280
Lap Steel Guitar
210
Ukulele Ensemble
207
Dobro
92
2 Dulcimers (duet)
83
Mandolin, Piano (duet)
79
Mandolin, Guitar (duet)
66
Guitar, Violin, Cello (trio)
40
Guitar Tab, Voice, Bass, Drum
40
2 Ukuleles
31
3 Dulcimers (trio)
21
Guitar, Flute, Clarinet
18
Plectrum Orchestra
16
Guitar, Orchestra
12
Guitar, String Quartet
11
2 Mandolins (duet)
11
Zither
8
Lute
7
Bouzouki
5
2 Guitars and Orchestra
4
2 Guitars and Piano
2
Guitar, Harp
2
2 Guitars, Clarinet (trio)
1
+ 35 instrumentations
-
Retract
Voice
Choral SATB
68,094
Choral 3-part
27,448
Choral Instrumental Pak
19,898
Choral 2-part
15,988
Choral TTBB
13,370
Voice solo
9,149
Choral
8,740
Choral SSAA
6,985
Choral Unison
6,280
Vocal duet, Piano
3,663
High voice
2,145
Vocal duet
1,547
Soprano voice, Piano
1,466
Tenor voice, Piano
848
Low voice, Piano
799
Alto voice, Piano
795
Baritone voice, Piano
598
Voice, Guitar
407
Medium voice, Piano
395
Choral SSATB
332
Medium Voice
247
Choral SSAATTBB
238
Mezzo-Soprano voice, Piano
195
Choral SSATTB
160
Tenor voice
140
Choral SSATBB
125
Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment
106
Choral SATTB
93
Choral SSAB a cappella
83
Soprano voice
82
High voice, Piano
63
Choral SSAB, Piano
62
Choral, Organ
59
Voice, Basso continuo
55
Choral SSAATB
53
Low voice
51
Children choir
43
Choral SAATB A Cappella
32
Choral SATBB
25
Voix Masculines
25
Baritone voice
19
Choral, Orchestra
13
Choral SATTBB, keyboard
11
Choral SSAATB A Cappella
10
Vocal duet, Organ
10
Soprano voice, Orchestra
9
Choral SATTBB A Cappella
6
Vocal (with Chords Symbols)
4
Lyrics only
3
Children choir, Piano
2
+ 45 instrumentations
-
Retract
Woodwind
Saxophone (band part)
26,518
Flute
22,763
Clarinet
20,392
Saxophone
18,495
Clarinet (band part)
14,983
Flute and Piano
14,252
Alto Saxophone
13,052
Tenor Saxophone
11,419
Saxophone Quartet: 4 saxophones
11,319
Clarinet and Piano
10,302
Alto Saxophone and Piano
7,846
Oboe, Piano (duet)
7,616
2 Saxophones (duet)
7,488
Woodwind Quintet: flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, horn
7,397
Flute (band part)
7,110
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
6,621
2 Flutes (duet)
6,414
Oboe (band part)
6,341
Clarinet Quartet: 4 clarinets
5,958
Tenor Saxophone and Piano
5,659
2 Clarinets (duet)
5,450
Flute Quartet: 4 flutes
3,451
Soprano Saxophone and Piano
3,362
Saxophone Quintet: 5 Saxophones
2,905
Oboe
2,660
3 Saxophones (trio)
2,564
3 Clarinets (trio)
2,456
Recorder
2,456
Flute, Clarinet (duet)
2,070
Flute and Guitar
2,065
Clarinet Ensemble
1,932
Flute Trio: 3 flutes
1,927
Eb Instruments
1,859
Flute ensemble
1,578
Baritone Saxophone, Piano
1,514
Soprano Saxophone
1,412
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
1,410
Saxophone ensemble
1,396
2 Oboes (duet)
1,293
2 Recorders (duet)
1,269
English horn, Piano
1,172
Oboe, Bassoon (duet)
1,067
Harmonica
1,054
Recorder Quartet
999
Flute, Violin
913
Ocarina
901
Clarinet, Violin (duet)
857
Descant (Soprano) Recorder
811
Oboe, Clarinet (duet)
806
Bass Clarinet, Piano
730
Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon.
711
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet (trio)
695
Saxophone, Clarinet (duet)
676
Flute, Violin, Piano
656
Clarinet, Bassoon (duet)
581
Flute, Violoncello
555
Treble (Alto) Recorder
542
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon
535
3 Recorders (trio)
513
Clarinet, Guitar (duet)
511
Flute, Oboe (duet)
508
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon (trio)
504
Flute Quintet : 5 flutes
432
Piccolo
426
Bass Clarinet
410
Baritone Saxophone
401
Oboe, Flute
392
English Horn
373
Clarinet, Cello (duet)
372
Descent (Soprano) Recorder, Piano
371
Flute, Clarinet, Piano (trio)
364
Clarinet, Trumpet (duet)
351
Treble (Alto) Recorder, Piano
349
Flute, Trumpet (duet)
338
Flute, Viola (duet)
333
Piccolo, Piano
330
Flute, Cello, Piano (trio)
315
Flute, Violin and Violoncello
313
Clarinet and Viola
306
5 Recorders
281
Recorder, Piano
276
2 Saxophones, Piano
274
Tenor Recorder
272
Flute, Saxophone (duet)
271
2 Flutes, Piano
268
Clarinet, Harp (duet)
263
Recorder Ensemble
256
Oboe, Cello
246
Saxophone and Guitar
243
3 Oboes
235
Oboe, Violin (duet)
219
Saxophone and Piano
209
2 Clarinets, Piano
206
Flute, Trombone (duet)
181
Flute, Bassoon, and Piano
175
Oboe, Guitar (duet)
135
Clarinet, Cello, Piano (trio)
132
Flute, Oboe, Piano (trio)
130
Flute, Oboe, Violin
124
Pennywhistle
121
Clarinet, Trombone (duet)
119
Flute, Clarinet, Violin (trio)
113
Saxophone, Violin (duet)
110
English Horn, Guitar (duet)
103
Oboe, Trumpet (duet)
102
2 Clarinets, Bassoon
101
Wind ensemble
100
Bagpipe
93
4 Oboes
87
Recorder, Guitar (duet)
85
Flute, Viola and Piano
81
Flute, Harp and Cello
79
Flute, harp and violin
78
Flute, Organ (duet)
77
Oboe and viola (duet)
77
Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano (trio)
75
Flute, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (Quartet)
73
Flute and Strings Trio
68
Flute, Violin, Violoncello and Piano
63
Clarinet Quartet: Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello
63
Saxophone and Organ
62
Treble (Alto) Recorder, Basso continuo
55
Saxophone, Bassoon (duet)
49
Oboe, Trombone (duet)
48
Oboe, Harp
47
Harmonica, Piano
45
Clarinette, Viola and Piano (trio)
45
Flute, Tuba (duet)
45
Saxophone and Harp
44
Flute and String Quartet
44
Clarinet Quintet: Clarinet, String Quartet
39
Flute, Basso continuo
38
Flute, Viola and harp
37
2 English horns and Pianoforte
36
Saxophone and cello
34
Flute, trombone and piano
33
Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
32
Flute, Orchestra
31
Flute, Cello, Guitar
31
Clarinet, Tuba
30
Flute, Violin, Guitar
29
Oboe, Cello and Piano
28
2 Recorders, Piano
28
Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello (Quartet)
27
Clarinet, trumpet and piano
25
Flute, French horn (duet)
25
Clarinet, Organ
25
Clarinet, Orchestra
24
2 Oboes, Piano
22
Flute, Viola and Cello
19
Oboe, Violin, Piano
19
Oboe, Clarinet and Piano (Trio)
16
Clarinet, Double bass (duet)
16
English horn, Harp (duet)
15
Saxophone and Orchestra
15
Oboe ensemble
14
2 Flutes and Guitar
14
2 Harmonicas
11
Descant (Soprano) Recorder, Basso continuo
11
Oboe, Organ
10
2 Oboes and English horn
10
2 Flutes and Harp
10
Recorder, Harp
10
Saxophone, Tuba (duet)
9
Clarinet, String quartet and Piano
9
2 Oboes and Basson
9
Pan Flute
8
Flute, Guitar, Piano
7
2 Flutes, 2 Clarinets (Quartet)
7
Oboe and Orchestra
7
2 Flutes, Basso continuo
6
Melodica
5
Oboe and String quartet
4
Clarinet, Saxophone, Piano
3
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano
3
2 Recorders, Guitar
2
2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2
3 Recorders, Piano
2
2 Oboes, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons
1
Flute, viola, cello and guitar
1
+ 175 instrumentations
-
Retract
Woodbrass
Trumpet
18,782
Trombone (band part)
18,496
Trumpet (band part)
18,005
Trombone
15,582
Brass Quintet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba
10,430
French horn
8,792
Trumpet, Piano
7,332
French horn (band part)
6,820
Trombone and Piano
6,117
Tuba (band part)
4,971
Brass quartet : 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba
4,491
French Horn and Piano
4,478
2 Trumpets (duet)
3,196
Tuba
3,159
2 Trombones (duet)
2,742
Brass Quartet
2,256
Tuba and Piano
2,159
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone
1,860
Bass Clef Instruments
1,823
Bb Instruments
1,797
Brass Quartet: 4 trombones
1,472
Trumpet, Trombone (duet)
1,459
Euphonium, Piano (duet)
1,306
Euphonium
1,268
2 French horns (duet)
1,202
English horn, Piano
1,172
Brass Quartet: 4 horns
1,045
2 Euphoniums and 2 Tubas
1,036
Brass Trio
719
4 Tubas
654
Trumpet, Saxophone (duet)
651
Trumpet, Horn (duert)
566
Trombone ensemble
502
3 Trombones (trio)
488
3 Trumpets (trio)
402
Tuba or Euphonium or Saxhorn
381
English Horn
373
Cornet
368
2 Tubas (duet)
366
Brass Quartet: 4 trumpets
310
F Instruments
303
Horn Ensemble
283
Bass Trombone and Piano
281
Trumpet ensemble
272
Trumpet, Tuba (duet)
245
Trombone, Tuba (duet)
231
Tuba and Organ
157
2 Trumpets, Keyboard (piano or organ)
154
Euphonium, Tuba (duet)
147
Trombone, cello (duet)
140
Trumpet, violin (duet)
135
Trombone, Horn (duet)
126
Bass Trombone
123
Trumpet, Bassoon (duet)
118
Horn, Cello (duet)
118
Horn, Tuba (duet)
116
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones
114
3 French horns (trio)
108
English Horn, Guitar (duet)
103
Trombone, Violin (duet)
93
Trumpet, Cello (duet)
88
Tuba ensemble
84
Euphonium (band part)
84
2 Euphoniums (duet)
82
Trombone, Organ
62
French Horn and Harp
56
Trumpet, Trombone, Piano
50
French horn and Basson (duet)
49
Trumpet, Cello, Piano
45
Brass quartet : Horn, Trombone, Tuba, B-Flat Trumpet
43
2 Trombones, Piano
42
Trumpet, Harp
39
Trumpet and Guitar
37
2 English horns and Pianoforte
36
Clarinet, Horn (duet)
35
3 Tubas (trio)
31
Trombone, Viola (duet)
28
Horn and Organ
22
Horn, Trumpet, Trombone (trio)
20
4 Euphoniums
20
Trumpet, Orchestra
19
Flügelhorn
18
2 French horns, Piano
18
Cornet and Piano
17
English horn, Harp (duet)
15
3 Euphoniums
15
Brass Quintet: 2 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones
14
Horn and Orchestra
10
Trombone and Orchestra
8
Trumpet, Euphonium (duet)
8
Horn, Cello and Piano
7
Euphonium or Saxhorn and Piano
5
Instruments en Sol
4
Bass Saxhorn or Euphonium or Tuba and Piano
3
Cornet and Orchestra
2
+ 90 instrumentations
-
Retract
Strings
String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
33,584
Violin
23,554
Violin and Piano
19,176
Cello
15,658
Viola
13,008
Cello, Piano
12,130
Violin (band part)
10,211
Harp
9,017
Viola, Piano
8,932
2 Violins (duet)
6,173
Violin, Cello (duet)
5,850
Doublebass (band part)
5,089
String Trio: violin, viola, cello
4,652
2 Cellos (duet)
4,353
Viola (band part)
3,466
Cello (band part)
3,294
Violin, Viola (duet)
2,693
Double Bass
2,444
2 Violas (duet)
2,126
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass
2,118
Double bass, Piano (duet)
1,791
String Trio: 2 violins, cello
1,779
Viola, Cello (duet)
1,427
4 Cellos
1,123
String Trio: 3 violins
1,013
Violin, Guitar (duet)
911
String trio
880
Piano Trio: Violin, Viola, Piano
818
Harp, Flute (duet)
726
String Trio: 3 cellos
710
Cello, Guitar (duet)
680
2 Harps (duet)
639
String quartet: 4 violins
530
Harp, Violin (duet)
411
String Trio: 2 violins, viola
367
Viola, Guitar (duet)
362
String Trio: 3 violas
357
2 Double basses (duet)
354
String Quartet : 4 violas
347
2 Violins, Piano
347
Cello, String Bass (duet)
327
Violin, Bassoon (duet)
257
Viola and Bassoon
167
String Quintet: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
163
Harp, Cello (duet)
129
2 Cellos, Piano
119
Harp and Piano
107
Violin, Clarinet, Piano (trio)
105
Harp, Voice
96
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
95
Cello Ensemble
93
Harp (band part)
90
Violin, Organ
81
Cello, Organ
75
2 Violas, Piano
72
Viola and Harp
72
Cello, Orchestra
68
4 Double Basses
66
Flute, Doublebass (duet)
60
Violin, Basso continuo
55
Violin ensemble
48
Harp, Violin, Violoncello
48
3 double basses
43
Violoncello, Basso continuo
41
2 Violins and Basso
39
3 Harps
34
Violin, Tuba (duet)
32
Viola ensemble
31
Harp and mandolin
24
Autoharp
21
Viola and orchestra
19
Violin, Cello, Clarinet
16
Viola, Organ
16
Violin, Double bass (duet)
16
Harp, Trombone (duet)
15
Cello and Marimba
15
Violin, Trumpet and Piano
14
4 Harps
12
Harp, Orchestra
9
Harp and Organ
8
5 Harps
6
Harp, String quartet
6
Double basses ensemble
3
Violin, Clarinet and Guitar
3
+ 79 instrumentations
-
Retract
Orchestra & Percussion
Concert band
77,068
Orchestra
21,015
String Orchestra
19,330
Marching band
17,442
Jazz Ensemble
16,963
Drums
12,899
Percussion (band part)
9,158
Handbells
6,575
Brass ensemble
5,670
Chamber Orchestra
3,612
Percussion
3,170
Drum (band part)
2,658
Jazz combo
2,527
Timpani (band part)
2,282
Percussion Ensemble
1,557
Marimba
707
Timpani
544
Xylophone
524
Vibraphone
455
Woodwind Quintet
310
Flexible Instrumentation
282
Snare drums
189
Xylophone, Piano
156
Piano and Orchestra
144
Woodwind Quartet: any 4 woodwinds
120
Vibraphone (band part)
95
Orchestra, Violin
71
Big band
69
2 Xylophones
62
String Quintet : 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello, Doublebass, Keyboard
60
Brass Quintet: other combinaisons
41
Xylophone (band part)
35
Vibraphone and Marimba
33
Drums-Marching band
32
Vibraphone, Piano
29
Symphonic Band
27
School Ensemble
25
2 Marimbas
24
3 Marimbas
18
Woodwind Trio: any 3 woodwinds
18
Marimba, Piano (duet)
17
Marimba and Organ
13
Xylophone or Marimba or Vibraphone
12
3 Percussions
11
Voice and Orchestra
11
2 Percussions
8
Bongos
7
2 Snare Drums (duet)
6
Cajon
4
Conga
4
Mariachi
4
Bodhran
3
Marimba or Xylophone and Piano
3
Voice Mezzo-Soprano, Orchestra
2
4 Percussions
2
Snare drums, Piano
1
Marimba, Saxophone (duet)
1
+ 52 instrumentations
-
Retract
Others
Musical course - Solfege
421
Music Theory
53
Stationery
33
Musical Awakening
1
Instruments
ACCORDION
BAGPIPE
BALALAIKA
BANJO
BASS
BASSOON
BLANK SHEET…
BOOKS
BOUZOUKI
BUGLE
CELLO - VIO…
CHARANGO
CHOIR - VOC…
CLARINET
CORNET
DOBRO - GUI…
DOUBLE BASS
DRUM
DULCIMER
ELECTRONIC …
ENGLISH HOR…
EUPHONIUM
FLUGELHORN
FLUTE
GUITAR
HANDBELLS
HARMONICA
HARP
HARPSICHORD
HORN
LUTE, THEOR…
MANDOLIN
MARCHING BA…
MARIMBA
MUSICAL COU…
NO SCORES
OBOE
ORCHESTRA -…
ORCHESTRA P…
ORGAN - ORG…
OTHER INSTR…
OUD
PANPIPES
PEDAL STEEL…
PERCUSSION
PIANO
RECORDER
SAXOPHONE
TROMBONE
TRUMPET
TUBA
UKULELE
VIBRAPHONE
VIELLE A RO…
VIOLA
VIOLA DA GA…
VIOLIN - FI…
WHISTLE
XYLOPHONE
ZITHER
Musician's shop
Sheet music books
Digital sheet music
Music equipment
Gift ideas
Other Services
Other Services
Top 100
Web directory
Staff paper
Metronome
About free-scores.com
$
$
EUR €
USD $
GBP £
CAD $
CNY ¥
Français
Free Sheet Music
Digital Sheet Music
2,214,793
Sheet Music Books
1,336,668
Music Equipment
185,140
Digital scores
(access after purchase)
Post mailing
Digital sheet music
← INSTRUMENTATIONS
SORTING AND FILTERS
SORTING AND FILTERS
Sorting and filtering :
--INSTRUMENTS--
ACCORDION
AUTOHARP
BAGPIPE
BANJO
BASS
BASSOON
BOOKS
BOUZOUKI
BUGLE
CHORAL - VOCAL…
CLARINET
CORNET
DIDGERIDOO
DJ GEAR
DRUM
DULCIMER
ENGLISH HORN
EUPHONIUM
FLUTE
FRENCH HORN
GUITAR
HANDBELLS
HARMONICA
HARP
HARPSICHORD
LAP STEEL GUIT…
LUTE
MANDOLIN
MARCHING BAND
MARIMBA
MUSIC COURSE
OBOE
OCARINA
ORCHESTRA - BA…
ORGAN
PANPIPES
PERCUSSION
PIANO
RECORDER
SAXOPHONE
SYNTHESIZER K…
TROMBONE
TRUMPET
TUBA
UKULELE
VIBRAPHONE
VIOLA
VIOLIN - FIDDL…
VIOLONCELLO - …
XYLOPHONE
ZITHER
style (all)
AFRICAN
AMERICANA
ASIAN
BLUEGRASS
BLUES
CELTIC - IRISH - SCO…
CHILDREN - KIDS : MU…
CHRISTIAN (contempor…
CHRISTMAS - CAROLS -…
CLASSICAL - BAROQUE …
CONTEMPORARY - 20-21…
CONTEMPORARY - NEW A…
COUNTRY
FINGERSTYLE - FINGER…
FLAMENCO
FOLK ROCK
FOLK SONGS - TRADITI…
FRENCH SONGS
FUNK
GOSPEL - SPIRITUAL -…
HALLOWEEN
INSTRUCTIONAL : CHOR…
INSTRUCTIONAL : METH…
INSTRUCTIONAL : STUD…
JAZZ
JAZZ GYPSY - SWING
JEWISH - KLEZMER
LATIN - BOSSA - WORL…
LATIN POP ROCK
MEDIEVAL - RENAISSAN…
METAL - HARD
MOVIE (WALT DISNEY)
MOVIE - TV
MUSICALS - BROADWAYS…
OLD TIME - EARLY ROC…
OPERA
PATRIOTIC MUSIC
POLKA
POP ROCK - CLASSIC R…
POP ROCK - MODERN - …
POP ROCK - POP MUSIC
PUNK
RAGTIME
REGGAE
SOUL - R&B - HIP HOP…
TANGO
THANKSGIVING
VIDEO GAMES
WEDDING - LOVE - BAL…
WORSHIP - PRAISE
Relevance
Best sellers
Prices - to +
Prices + to -
New releases
A-Z
skill (all)
beginner
easy
intermediate
avanced
expert
Sellers (all)
Musicnotes
Note4Piano
Noviscore
Profs-edition
Quickpartitions
SheetMusicPlus
Tomplay
Virtualsheetmusic
with audio
with video
with play-along
Sheetmusic to print
Tu scendi dalle stelle (From Starry Skies Thou Comest) for String Quartet
#
String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
#
INTERMEDIATE
#
Saint Alphonsus Liguori
#
James M
#
Tu scendi dalle stelle
#
jmsgu3
#
SheetMusicPlus
String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1510579 Composed by Saint Alphonsus Liguori. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Chamber,Christmas,Historic,Standards,Traditional. 19 pages. Jmsgu3 #1085779. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1510579). Tu scendi dalle stelle is an essential and beloved Italian Christmas carol with several notable aspects: Origins and ComposerThe carol was written in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Liguori, a prominent Neapolitan priest, philosopher, and founder of the Redemptorist missionary order. Liguori composed the melody and original lyrics while staying at a convent in Deliceto, Italy. Popularity and TraditionIt has become one of Italy's most popular and widely sung Christmas carols. For many Italian families, singing this carol on Christmas Eve is a beloved tradition.Musical Style and PerformanceThe carol was written in the musical style of a pastorale. While it has been arranged in various ways, it is traditionally associated with the zampogna, a large Italian bagpipe instrument. Lyrical ContentThe lyrics poetically describe Jesus descending from the stars as the King of Heaven to be born in a cold, frosty cave. They reflect on the poverty and humility of Christ's birth and emphasize the sacrificial love shown through the Incarnation. Cultural ImpactTu scendi dalle stelle has had a lasting influence on Italian Christmas traditions and culture. It has been recorded by many artists and adapted into different musical arrangements over the years. The carol has also inspired variations and arrangements by classical composers like Domenico Scarlatti and Ottorino Respighi. In summary, Tu scendi dalle stelle is significant as a cherished Italian Christmas tradition, a reflection of Catholic theology and devotion, and an enduring piece of sacred music composed by an important religious figure.
$34.95
