“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: Solists, boys’ choir, mixed choir, orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 577389
Based on the Critical Complete Edition, published by International Gustav Mahler Society, Vienna
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 576354
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 565749
for: Double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 265333
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 223842
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Study score
Item no.: 190138
for: Soprano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Contra Bass
Score
Item no.: 129266
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 466458
Masters of the North German School for Organ 21
3 Chorale Fantasias, Chorale Variation, 6 Hymn Settings
for: Organ
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 560137
Studien-Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 492827
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Score
Item no.: 149613
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 141411
for 2 violoncelli
for: 2 cellos
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 404189
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 165298
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 163703
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 162284
for: Flute, clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 157741
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 146635
for: Oboe and String Trio
Book
Item no.: 137016
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 357247
from "Gipsy Melodies"
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 357504
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 164902
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 163878
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 163555
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 169679
for double bass and piano
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 164466
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404413
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 164025
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 458909
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 182946
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404485
for: Flute, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 404440
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 404366
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 338487
for: Piano
Item no.: 173391
for: Sopran-Blockflöte und Basso continuo (Cembalo, Klavier); Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad libitum
Score, Parts
Item no.: 420775
for: Oboe (Violine, Flöte) und Basso continuo
Item no.: 420711
Petr Il'ic Cajkovskij – New Edition of Complete Works 39c
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 297113
for: Bassoon, piano
Buch
Item no.: 155035
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano score, CD
Item no.: 587428
Alle späteren Werkreihen und die kleineren Einzelstücke.
Band 2 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125018
Tanzzyklen, die zu Schuberts Lebzeiten oder bald nachher erschienen sind.
Band 1 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125017
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 455972
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 136890
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 194684
for: Piano
Item no.: 1208066
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1540023
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 464649
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