Carus Publishing House – Sheet Music for Choir, Orchestra, and Stage

Welcome! Carus-Verlag offers high-quality editions of vocal music, from Adolphe Adam and Bach, all the way through Mendelssohn, Mozart and Puccini to Zelenka. Our sheet music range includes music from the 15th century to the present day, sacred and secular choral music, children's musicals, operas, and much more. At Carus you can purchase sheet music for around 45,000 predominantly vocal works, both in print and digitally for download. Of course, we also provide complete performance material for rehearsals and concerts! Practice apps for both choir singers and choir conductors, plus recordings and music books round out our offering. It’s time to discover music!

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Autumn 2026

Autumn 2026

New Issues at Carus

Carus – Excellence in Vocal Music. Our new releases for the coming half-year reflect our commitment to this promise.
From Ravel’s rarely heard choral work La Nuit, through Vivaldi’s only surviving oratorio Juditha, to one of the great operatic masterpieces, Puccini’s Turandot. more
CARUS Opera Magazine

CARUS Opera Magazine

Stay informed!

Tosca? Turandot? At Carus? Absolutely! Since the early beginnings of Carus musicals for youth audiences (kids and adolescents) have been part of the catalog plus some selected operas. Now our opera program is developing substantially. The Carus OPERA magazine presents new editions and gives an overview of the whole opera program. Curtain up! more
Günter Graulich

Günter Graulich

Carus founder celebrates 100th birthday

A life dedicated to vocal music. On July 2, 2026, Günter Graulich celebrates his 100th birthday – congratulations! In our blog you’ll learn everything about his life’s work.  more
Beethoven 2027

Beethoven 2027

This is what Beethoven’s choral music sounds like!

Beethoven and choral music – does it work? Does it ever! From the monumental Missa solemnis and the powerful Choral Fantasy to the gentle Kyrie set to the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata – discover the full range of Beethoven's choral music at Carus! more
Beethoven 2027

Beethoven 2027

Beethoven for small ensemble

Beethoven's Choral Fantasy is a mixture of cantata and concert piece; a wonderful and extremely popular work with choirs and audiences alike. NEW: To enable smaller choir and orchestra formations to perform it, there is now an arrangement for choir and chamber orchestra. Just take a look! more
Great Choral Music Classics

Great Choral Music Classics

From B for Bach to V for Vivaldi

Every choir can be thrilled with great choral works. Classics such as Handel's Messiah or Mendelssohn's Elijah ensure full concert halls. We have compiled 30 top works for you, which are available from us in tried and tested Urtext editions. We offer the complete performance material for all editions; full scores, vocal scores and in some cases also the orchestral material can be purchased physically or digital. more
SPLENDID SONORITY

SPLENDID SONORITY

Masterpieces Arranged for Choir with One Male Voice

Is your choir composed mainly of women with only a handful of men? Our SPLENDID SONORITY series offers popular choral works arranged for choirs with just one male voice part. The arrangements are also ideal for use in youth choirs – the first editions of the series were even developed from this practice. more
Choir & Organ

Choir & Organ

Fauré: Requiem in F minor

Faure's Requiem, op. 48, is his only large-scale sacred composition and certainly his most important essay in the genre. This wonderful Requiem setting is now available in a modern version for choir and organ, just in time for the Fauré commemorative year in 2024! more
Conductor's Coach

Conductor's Coach

The World's First Conducting App

Conductor's Coach. The App is the world's first application that allows choir conductors to practise, refine and professionalize their technique. After all, not everyone has a patient ensemble to support and accompany their first attempts at conducting. The browser-based app teaches the basics of conducting technique in almost 70 tutorials. The techniques taught can be practiced independently with technically superior practice videos by experienced conductor and choir conducting professor Jan Schumacher. more
Catalogues

Catalogues

Great Choral Works in small scorings

In our catalogue you will find arrangements of large choral symphonic works for small scorings as well as a large number of arrangements for choir and organ. The comparison of instrumentation and required number of singers and musicians simplifies the planning of your next choir concerts. Have fun browsing! more

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Choral Music Composed by Women
Choral Music Composed by Women features a total of 47 works for mixed choir. Women composers have always made significant contributions to the choral repertoire. Numerous hidden gems for mixed choir are ready and waiting to be performed in... more
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Sacred Vocal Music
With the Bach vocal project, Carus has published Johann Sebastian Bach's complete sacred vocal music in a high-quality complete edition: This up-to-date Bach Edition – over 12,500 pages of score – contains all the cantatas, oratorios, passions,... more
Martín Palmeri: Nisi Dominus
Tango Argentino meets Classic! The Argentine composer Martín Palmeri, whose Misatango is beloved by many choirs, has set Psalm 127 Nisi Dominus for solo soprano and mixed choir, accompanied by bandoneon, strings, and piano. Although he... more

Stuttgart Urtext Editions

Carus Urtext editions are historical-critical editions for practical use, available with the complete performance material and practice aids. The "Stuttgart Editions" are recognized worldwide as leading Urtext editions in the area of sacred choral music, and take into consideration all the currently available sources.

Johann Sebastian Bach Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Joseph Haydn Heinrich Schütz Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy George Frideric Handel Antonio Vivaldi