“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: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1533360
for: 5 instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 431865
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1534137
for: String orchestra
Score
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for: String orchestra
Score
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for: Cello, strings
Score, Parts
Item no.: 361357
Choralvorspiel
for: Clarinet, violin, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1563637
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 270446
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 127190
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 672316
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1619115
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1535409
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 170681
for: Percussion (4 players) [flexible ensemble (4 parts)]
Ensemble score (anthology)
Item no.: 470700
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 629809
for: 15 INST
Study score
Item no.: 345818
Score
Item no.: 120784
Score
Item no.: 120758
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 646748
for: Violin, viola, cello, guitar
Item no.: 130183
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 129925
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 106612
for: Guitar, piano
Item no.: 130173
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 376980
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 243074
for: String orchestra
Item no.: 178110
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 151908
for: Piano
Item no.: 146611
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 121039
for: Violin
Item no.: 583570
for: Piano
Item no.: 401940
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 188792
for: Instrument in C (high and low), B-flat or E-flat (flute /violin /clarinet /saxophone /trumpet /horn /trombone /guitar /keyboard /piano /bass)
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Item no.: 177646
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Item no.: 120943
for: Harp
Item no.: 120715
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 120905
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 120849
Piano reduction
Item no.: 120781
for: Keyboard instrument
Music score
Item no.: 120768
for: Flute, violin, viola, cello (flute quartet)
Score
Item no.: 120751
for: Flute, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 120745
for: GES-H HA ENGL
Item no.: 120556
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