Few artistic movements have changed people’s perception of the world as much as classicism. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself all the wonderful music of the classical period.
In music, the Classical Period saw a departure from complex, contrapuntal polyphony, to the beginnings of a simpler homophonic structure, to melody and accompaniment. Polyphony however was not forgotten; all the major composers continued to use polyphony from time to time, and some of the most exciting classical movements use the modern fugue. A good example is Mozart’s Requiem, or Beethoven’s Great Fugue String Quartet Op.133.
The most important music form which came from the classical period is undoubtedly Sonata Form. Sonata Form is an elaborate structure that represents the ultimate pursuit of perfection in music. Sonata Form became the basis of all important musical works of the time: Concertos, Symphonies, Sonatas, and String Quartets. Through the progressive works of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Opera developed out of the The Baroque Period, into the diverse classical form, with Opera Buffa and Opera Seria, serious or comic opera, championed by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
Through the Classical Period, the piano overtook the harpsichord, and quickly became one of the most popular solo instruments, and certainly the most important accompaniment instrument. The orchestra grew, and new instruments such as the clarinet and contrabasson were added, and many other instruments developed, like the oboe, flute, horn and trumpet, and became more virtuosic due to the new modern valve systems. Towards the end of the 18th century, however, many baroque instruments, like the harpsichord, which had been firm favourites of the The Baroque Period, were becoming more and more redundant.
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score
Item no.: 767231
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1025072
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1019056
Concert Aria for Soprano and Orchestra (Piano reduction)
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 778495
for: 3 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 664324
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1538
Edition Schott
for: 3 recorders (SAT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 732099
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392108
for: Viola da gamba
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 635489
(Drumroll)
London Symphony
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 776827
for: Viola, double bass [double bass, piano]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 695973
Oratorium Hob. XXI:2,
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 605234
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 177755
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 179421
Klavierkonzert (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 375729
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 273181
for: Violin, harpsichord, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 155815
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196708
Orchestral version of 1785
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196669
Zweite Fassung mit Klarinetten (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 196625
for Cello (and optional 2nd Cello)
for: 1–2 cellos
Music score, single part
Item no.: 682080
for: Horn (E-flat), violin, 2 violas, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 331415
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 170823
"Prague Symphony"
Urtext of the New Mozart Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 144130
for: Clarinet (a), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 116508
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos [cello, double bass] (sextet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 443936
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 656576
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 215926
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 307745
"Le Midi"
With 2 violino and 1 violoncello concertato
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 883494
for: Double bass, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 312548
for: Clarinet [violin], cello, piano
Item no.: 382077
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 337288
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 304720
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 770861
for: Double bass, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 695020
Lobkowitz-Quartette und letztes Quartett (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts (4)
Item no.: 131975
for: Violin, viola, cello, guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 394492
for: Violin, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 623273
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 408329
for: für Orchester
Score
Item no.: 340800
for: für Flöte und Klavier
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 367892
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 124189
for: für Orchester Harmoniestimmen
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 300435
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392390
two copies needed for performance
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 229267
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 413490
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 613312
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