Whether you are after works like Debussy’s rich, sweeping portrayal of the sea, La Mer, or Mascagni’s passionate tale a woman betrayed, Cavalleria Rusticana, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonders and marvels of impressionism and verismo today!
The subtle blurring of a picture, the scenting and illuminating of the world around us, the radiant purity of impression, this was the path of a group of young French artists lead by Claude Monet, whose painting “Impression – Soleil Levant” gave this artistic movement its name, and its purpose.
Impressionism in music mirrors the artistic movement, using atmospheric tonality to blur the pictures, clear melodies clouded by complex harmony, using chromaticism, whole-tone rows and exotic scales, but above all, introducing bold and inventive instrumentation, to create new sound impressions and varied, contrasting moods.
Verismo, which comes from the Latin “verus” or truth, is a clear move away from the romantic tradition of using tales from the past, with an emphasis on story-telling, and instead focusing on reality, and a true representation of human character and emotion. Verismo is the Italian Operatic antithesis of the German mythological operatic movement of Richard Wagner, and his new form of musical theatre. Verismo operas are characterised by their impressive, dramatic musical portrayal of realistic, modern themes from everyday life, with a great contrast between the light and the dark human characters, qualities and emotions.
for: Piano
Item no.: 121803
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 839111
for: Harp, string orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1479645
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 607775
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 607774
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1711741
for: Piano
Solostimme
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score, online audio
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for: Piano, orchestra
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
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for: Flute, harp
Buch
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: 4 flutes, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1105733
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1114357
2nd series
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 605874
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 819467
for: Cor anglais, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 465991
for: Gitarrenduo
Score
Item no.: 394181
for: Flute, guitar
Ensemble score
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 883408
for: Female choir
Buch
Item no.: 857517
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 684356
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 645856
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 162008
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 240205
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Book
Item no.: 240161
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 619627
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 499285
for: Piano 4 hands
Buch
Item no.: 483805
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 469405
for: Vocal and Chamber Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 469402
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 466965
(complete, Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 607779
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 278198
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 275227
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Score
Item no.: 187771
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 921053
Study score
Item no.: 892371
for: Choir
Score
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for: 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: Flute, piano
Score
Item no.: 464041
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 461213
for: 5 voices (STTBarB), piano
Piano reduction
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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