“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.
Lyric book
Item no.: 258063
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Accordion
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Cello, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 185998
for: Libretto
Lyrics
Item no.: 1548270
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 776711
for: Oboe, Strings and BC
Set of parts
Item no.: 260415
for: Viola d'amore, strings, harpsichord
Set of parts
Item no.: 260271
for: Double Bass and 15 Instruments
Score
Item no.: 209869
for: Organ Duet
Score
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for: Orchestra and Piano
Score
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
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for: Oboe [2 Oboi] [Corno Inglese] E Pf.
Score
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for: Opera
Score
Item no.: 259979
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 259936
for: Percussion ensemble
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Choir
Score
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for: Horn (E-flat)
Score
Item no.: 258235
for: Piano
Music score
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 259327
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano reduction, Playback-CD
Item no.: 183340
for: Voice, piano
Score, CD
Item no.: 164684
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1548646
for: Clarinet [2 Clarinets] and Piano
Score
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1018787
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
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for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 776709
for: Voice (soprano), ondes Martenot, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 775899
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 681155
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 658389
for: Voice a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 481871
Kritische Edition, Teil 2 Kammermusik, Band 3A
for: Violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 444303
for: Violin, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 263073
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