“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: Chor und Keyboard
Item no.: 1627323
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 902340
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 900612
for: Concert band
Score
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: Flöte, Viola und Harfe
Score
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for: Concert band
Ensemble score
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for: Clarinet
Einzelstimme
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for: Trumpet
Einzelstimme
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for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Orchestra
Score
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: String orchestra
Score
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for: Concert band
Score
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Choir score
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for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score
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for: Concert band
Item no.: 1619911
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score
Item no.: 862432
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 902475
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 898033
Item no.: 1352215
for: Flöte und Streichtrio
Item no.: 1352082
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 1352063
for: Flute, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 581003
for: Viola
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1316858
for: Sopran-Saxophon, Alt-Saxophon, Tenor-Saxophon und Bariton-Saxophon
Item no.: 1617370
for: Saxophone Ensemble
Item no.: 1617294
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1647614
for: String orchestra
Score
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for: String orchestra
Score
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for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
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for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1647383
for: 2 voices (Alt [Bariton], Tenor), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1552075
for: Mezzosopran und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 1646970
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1647106
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Item no.: 1647088
for: Tuba, piano
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for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1648232
for: Concert band
Score
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for: Concert band
Score
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