“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.
Edition for Violoncello and Piano
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 331283
for: Harpsichord
Music score
Item no.: 177101
The Best Pieces
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 212602
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 123682
Sonatas / Trios / Concertos
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition), online media
Item no.: 561478
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 144917
for: Bassoon, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 178117
for: 3 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 614900
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 108740
The Requiem, completed by Franz Xaver Süßmayr, in its traditional form
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674935
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 100752
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 154233
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 216761
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 583370
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 296594
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 884900
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688644
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 313385
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 401578
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 108805
Sechs Sonaten und verschiedene Einzelwerke
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116769
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 300926
Piano Repertoire
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 555412
for: für Klavier zu 4 Händen
Item no.: 112816
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 191719
for: Voice (high), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 2456
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 630406
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 617092
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 160619
for: ABFL OB VL BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 206090
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 273247
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1665540
Starry Sky Cycle No. 1
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 344569
Series: Richard Strauss Works – Critical Edition (RSW) 5
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 773524
for: Piano
Item no.: 101384
for: Mezzo-Soprano or Baritone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 169729
for: 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 693638
for: Oboe, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 209176
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 605430
pour contrebasse et piano (original pour arpeggione et piano)
Collection Richard Dubugnon
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 664026
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392499
for: 2 flutes [flute, violin], cello (trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 278023
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 342706
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 215480
Volume I
Studien-Edition
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 211388
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 197790
for: Cello, guitar
Item no.: 393951
for: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (quintet)
Score
Item no.: 228501