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Classical Modernism – Sheet Music & Scores

The classical modern period, 1900-1945, saw a great deal of cultural change, and many different composers helped shape the musical landscape of the early 20th century. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Classical Modern Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of classical modernism with Stretta Music today

Post-War Change

The horrors of World War I brought about such a shift in perspective, that art would never be the same again. The cultural and social changes that had already begun at the end of the 19th century led to new prospects, which were mirrored and expressed through various innovative artistic movements, them sum of which is called Classic Modernism.

Beyond Tonality

During the 20th century, the boundaries of tonality were stretched so far that one could no longer speak of tonal music. The most striking examples of this are polytonality, employed by composers like Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, and Charles Ives, and to an even greater extent serialism, the twelve-tone music of Arnold Schönberg and his students.

Return to Folk

The rise of nationalism in the late 19th century sparked a great interest in rediscovering folk music. New technical developments, such as the invention of the phonograph, also made it easier to document and collect folk music. Great folk Pioneers were the Romanian composer Béla Bartók, the Czech composer Leo Janáček, the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, and the Australian-American composer Percy Grainger.

This development led to a new idiom within classical music, both melodically and rhythmically. Good examples of the integration of folklore into classical modern music are the melodies from Janáček’s Jenufa, which are based on the rhythm and intonation of the Czech language, and Bartók’s Second Violin Rhapsody.

Expressionism & Serialism

Expressionists aimed to capture true emotions without glossing over them. Above all, they looked at the subjective inner world, in contrast to the outer world, and left all traditional ideals of beauty behind.

Expressionist music is characterised by dissonance, extreme dynamics and great contrasts in colour, pitch and effect. In music, expressionism is generally associated with the Second Viennese School, founded by Arnold Schönberg and his students Anton Webern and Alban Berg, and the dodecaphonic, twelve-tone technique they used, known as serialism.

Examples of expressionist music include Schönberg’s Erwartung, 1909, and Berg’s Wozzeck, 1922.

Neoclassicism

Another classical modern departure from the ideals of the Romantic Period was to draw on forms and tropes of the Baroque Period and the Classical Period. This was expressed in the use of traditional musical forms, as in Martinů’s Concerto da Camara, 1937, the use of traditional instrumentation, as in Manuel de Falla’s Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Cello, 1926, and also in the use of thematic material from the 18th and 19th centuries, such as in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, 1920.

Important Classical Modern Composers

A. Ginastera: The Lamentations of Jeremiah, Gch (Chpa)
Alberto Ginastera

The Lamentations of Jeremiah

for mixed chorus a cappella score
with piano part for rehearsal

for: Mixed choir a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 670070

6.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
B. Bartók: Divertimento BB 118, Stro (Part)
Béla Bartók

Divertimento BB 118

for: String orchestra

Score

Item no.: 661572

31.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
M. Reger: 12 Stücke op. 59, Org
Max Reger

12 Stücke op. 59

Heft 1 (Nr. 1-6)

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 360533

23.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
I. Strawinsky: The Rite of Spring, Sinfo (Stp)
Igor Strawinsky

The Rite of Spring

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 245469

56.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
F. Mompou: Impresiones Intimas, Klav
Frederic Mompou

Impresiones Intimas

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 184126

16.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
S. Rachmaninow: Klaviersonate Nr. 2 b-moll op. 36, Klav
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Piano Sonata no. 2 b flat minor op. 36

Versions 1913 and 1931

for: Piano

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 679499

22.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
S. Rachmaninow: Symphonic Dances/Five Etudes Ta, Sinfo (Stp)
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Symphonic Dances/Five Etudes Tableaux/Vocalise

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 373489

52.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
A. Jørgensen: Romance op. 21, PosKlav (KlavpaSt)
Axel Jørgensen

Romance op. 21

for: Trombone, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 325466

19.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
G. Puccini: La Bohème, GsGchOrch (KA)
Giacomo Puccini

La Bohème

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 389149

41.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
A. Ginastera: Pampeana no. 2, VcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Alberto Ginastera

Pampeana no. 2

for: Cello, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 197999

21.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
S. Prokofjew: Peter und der Wolf op. 67, Org
Sergei Prokofiev

Peter and the Wolf op. 67

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 694438

28.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
C. Piutti: 3 Interludien op. 3, Org
Carl Piutti

3 Interludien op. 3

Reprint von 1873

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 242699

6.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
DL: A. Ridout: Ferdinand
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Alan Ridout, Alan Ridout, Munro Leaf

Ferdinand

C

for: Violin, Narrator

Instrumental Solo

Item no.: 1050653

10.50  €incl. VAT
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
M. Castelnuovo-Tedes: Romancero Gitano op. 15, GchGit (Chpa)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Romancero Gitano op. 152

Sieben Gedichte nach Federico Garcia Lorca

for: Mixed choir (SATB), guitar

Choir score

Item no.: 428581

19.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
F. Lehár: Der Graf von Luxemburg, GsGchOrch (KA)
Franz Lehár

Der Graf von Luxemburg

Operette in drei Akten

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 128161

38.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
M. Bonis: Klaviermusik 11, Klav
Mel Bonis

Piano Music 11

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 635770

22.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
R. Celedonio: Suite Andaluza, Git
Celedonio Romero

Suite Andaluza

for: Classical guitar

Music score

Item no.: 224940

12.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
J. Sibelius: Symphonie Nr. 3 C-Dur op. 52 , Orch (Part)
Jean Sibelius

Symphonie Nr. 3 C-Dur op. 52

for: Orchestra

Score

Item no.: 178094

30.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
F. Lehár: Die lustige Witwe, GsGchOrch (KA)
Franz Lehár

The Merry Widow

Operetta in three actes
Allowed reprint (1906, Doblinger, Wien)
spiral-bound

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 1203304

25.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks (fi)
M. Weinberg: Sonate Nr. 5 op. 58, Klav
Mieczysław Weinberg, Weinberg Mieczyslaw

Sonata No. 5 op. 58

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 617444

25.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
D. Schostakowitsch: Sinfonie Nr. 9 op. 70, Sinfo (Stp)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Symphony No. 9 op. 70

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 1640578

36.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
DL: G. Puccini: E l'Uccellino, GesMKlav
Download item
Giacomo Puccini

E l'Uccellino

for: Voice (medium), piano

Sheet music

Item no.: 3291

2.10  €incl. VAT
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
M. Bonis: Klaviermusik 1, Klav
Mel Bonis

Piano Music 1

Volume 1: Femmes de Légende
Edition in eleven volumes

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 369081

19.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
F. Martin: Ballade , FlKlav
Frank Martin

Ballade

for: Flute, piano

Item no.: 113707

27.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
L. Vierne: 24 pièces en style libre op.31 vol.2 (nos.13, Org
Louis Vierne

24 pièces en style libre op.31 vol.2 (nos.13-24)

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 283826

28.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
O. Rieding: Concerto h-Moll op. 35, VlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Oskar Rieding

Concerto h-Moll op. 35

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 199422

10.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
G. Hüe: Fantaisie, FlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Georges Hüe

Fantaisie

for: Flute, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 198921

13.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
B. Bartok: Mikrokosmos, Klavier
Béla Bartók

Mikrokosmos Vol. 5

153 Klavierstücke, vom allerersten Anfang an

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 646478

15.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
R. Williams: On Wenlock Edge
Ralph Vaughan Williams

On Wenlock Edge

A cylce of six songs

for: Voice (tenor), piano; 2 violins, viola, cello ad lib.

Piano score

Item no.: 635297

25.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
B. Britten: Acht Folk Song Arrangements, GesHrf
Benjamin Britten

Eight Folk Song Arrangements

for high voice and harp

for: Voice, harp

Music score

Item no.: 120668

16.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
P. Casals: Veu i piano 2, GesKlav
Pablo Casals

Veu i piano 2

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 611530

22.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
J. Turina: Turina: Vocalizaciones Op.74 (Bu)
Joaquín Turina

Turina: Vocalizaciones Op.74

for: Piano, Voice

Book

Item no.: 324676

17.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
A. Berg: Wozzeck, GesGchKchOrc (Stp)
Alban Berg

Wozzeck

for: Soloists, mixed choir, children's choir, orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 112895

87.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
K. Weill: Kurt Weill Songs, GesKlav
Kurt Weill

Kurt Weill Songs

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 223380

37.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
G. Puccini: La Bohème - Libretto (Txtb)
Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica

La Bohème – Libretto

Lyric book

Item no.: 318291

10.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
J.S. Sagreras: Gitarrenübungen 1-3, Git
Julio Salvador Sagreras

Guitar Lessons 1-3

for: Classical guitar

Music lesson book

Item no.: 132129

40.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
J.D. Kern: All the things you are, Klav (+CD)

Track 1

Jerome David Kern

All the things you are

(Teaching material)

for: Piano

Music lesson book, playback-CD

Item no.: 578111

19.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
E.v. Dohnányi: Ruralia Hungarica op. 32c, VlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Ernst von Dohnányi

Ruralia Hungarica op. 32c

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 255023

15.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
L. Boulanger: Quatre Chants, GesKlav
Lili Boulanger

Four Songs

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 151427

16.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
H. Wolf: Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo, GesTiKlav
Hugo Wolf

Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo

Mit Revisionsbericht
Hugo Wolf Kritische Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)

for: Voice (low), piano

Music score

Item no.: 475685

25.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
B. Britten: Collected Songs - High voice, GesHKlav
Benjamin Britten

Collected Songs – High voice

for: Voice (high), piano

Music score

Item no.: 625885

36.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
B. Martin_: Nipponari H 68a, GesHKlav
Bohuslav Martinů

Nipponari H 68a

for: Voice (high), piano

Music score

Item no.: 635623

28.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
S. Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 op. 24, GesSOrch (KA)
Samuel Barber

Knoxville: Summer of 1915 op. 24

for: Voice (soprano), orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 395252

17.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
R. Hahn: Pieces For Cello, VcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Reynaldo Hahn

Pieces For Cello

for: Cello, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 818200

20.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
O. _ev_ík: 40 Variationen op. 3, Viol
Otakar Ševčík

40 Variations op. 3

for: Violin

Music score

Item no.: 199441

10.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
P. Taffanel: Méthode Complète de Flûte 2, Fl
Paul Taffanel, Philippe Gaubert

Méthode Complète de Flûte 2

for: Flute

Music lesson book

Item no.: 101079

22.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
P. Taffanel: Méthode Complète de Flûte 1, Fl
Paul Taffanel, Philippe Gaubert

Méthode Complète de Flûte 1

for: Flute

Music lesson book

Item no.: 101078

22.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
J. Ibert: Choral For Organ, Org (Part)
Jacques Ibert

Choral For Organ

for: Organ

Score

Item no.: 364326

22.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–3 weeks.
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