“Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen, Danish Author
What do we mean by “Classical Music”? There are classics in every artistic discipline, and music is no exception. Here at Stretta, you can find sheet music and scores from all periods of music history, and all musical forms! If you would like to know more about the meaning and origin of the term “Classical Music”, click here:
The term classical music, in a broader sense, separates what is often called “Serious Music” from Music for Entertainment and Folk Music . Classical music encompasses all periods of modern history, driven by Western composers from the Medieval Period, through the Baroque and Romantic Periods, to the modern classical music of today.
In a more narrow sense, The Classical Period means the historical period of classical music from around 1750 to 1800. It was a long period of musical development, from “Pre-Classical”, to “ Musical Sensibility”, through to “Music of the Enlightenment”. Baroque tonality continued to develop and transform, and became more complex, perfectly demonstrated through the music of the three“ Viennese Classics” Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. There was a departure from figured bass and counterpoint, and a move towards clearly defined melody and accompaniment. Many important musical works, such as the symphony and the string quartet developed, and really came into their own in the classical period, and classical music itself also began to be more and more accessible, moving out of the court and church, and into the public eye.
In Ancient Rome, the term “classicus” was reserved for a citizen in the highest tax bracket. In a figurative sense, something exemplary or immaculate is called ’classic’, a good literary example being the ’Weimar Classics’ of Schiller and Goethe. One of the highest of accolades, being named a ’classic’, is almost always awarded posthumously, an artist is very rarely referred to as a ’classic’ during their lifetime.
for: Classical guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
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for: Banjo
Music score, online playback
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for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
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for: Men's Choir [TBB] a Cappella
Choir score
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for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet), piano
Choir score
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for: Viola, piano
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for: Guitar
Music lesson book
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for: Voice
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
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for: Piano
Music score
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for string orchestra or 11 strings
for: String orchestra
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Double Choir
Piano reduction
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for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
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for: Brass ensemble (6 voices)
Set of parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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Documents Sectiom 1–9
Book
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Correspondence recieved 1896-1904
Book
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for: Piano
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for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB)
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for: Opera
Piano reduction
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for: SATB unaccompanied
Choir score
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for: für Soli: 4Sopran, 4Alt, 4Tenor, 4Bass, Chor SATB (bis 48 Stimmen) und Instrumente
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for: Voice (soprano), violin, viola, cello, piano
Score
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for: Brass ensemble
Buch
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for: Organ
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for: Blockflötenquartett
Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for female chorus and piano
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Set of parts
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for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB), flute, keyboard [guitar]; chamber orchestra ad lib.
Score
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