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
Music score
Item no.: 121612
for: Violin, viola
Ensemble score
Item no.: 173559
for: 2 ABFL 2 HRN 2 VL 2 VA KB
Set of parts
Item no.: 330966
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305228
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305214
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 304556
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 304534
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 243281
for: 2 VL 2 VC KB
Set of parts
Item no.: 305116
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305086
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305083
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305072
for: 2 treble recorders, piano
Item no.: 282570
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 394688
for: Violin, cello
Item no.: 101631
for: Violin, cello
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 101630
for: Cembalo (Klavier), 2 Violinen und Bass (Violoncello)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 101613
for: Flöte, Violine und Basso continuo; Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad libitum
Set of parts
Item no.: 101603
for: 2 Violinen und Bass (Violoncello); Klavier ad libitum
Score, Parts
Item no.: 101601
for: 2 Flöten (Violinen) und Viola
Set of parts
Item no.: 101565
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 207376
for: Violin, orchestra
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 205402
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 140551
for Double Bass and Piano
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 679266
Schott Archive
for: Viola, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 743471
for: Viola und Streicher mit Cembalo; 2 Hörner ad libitum
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 216987
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (sextet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1585032
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 307509
for: 3 oices (STB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 307619
for: Piano
Item no.: 282845
for: Flute, violin, viola, cello (flute quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 562236
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Item no.: 200457
for: Piano
Item no.: 305413
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 300781
for: Flute, 2 oboe's, 2 horns, 2 violins, double bass, harpsichord
Set of parts
Item no.: 349403
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 304755
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 289699
for: 2 treble recorders, 2 horns, strings
Set of parts
Item no.: 282605
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 282598
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 282463
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307817
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 307743
for: String orchestra
Set of parts (Strings)
Item no.: 307653
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 963928
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score
Item no.: 977481
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1009653
for: Viola, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1008887
for: 6 bassoons, double bassoon
Score
Item no.: 1060144
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