The turn of the 19th century saw the dawn of Romanticism. This artistic and cultural movement was constantly striving for new ideas and new beginnings, during a particularly turbulent time in social, political and natural history. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the romantic masters and their works today.
The reason and order of the classical period were balanced out in the romantic period by emotion and imagination. The word romanticism is derived from the French literary terms roman and romantique. Programme music uses melodies and instrumental colours to tell a story, to take the listener on a musical journey. The most prominent of all program music is undoubtedly the symphonic poem, created, explored and developed by composers such as Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana.
Compared to the Classical Period, the melodies of the romantic period became less and less regular and symmetrical, and the harmony more and more chromatic and dissonant. As the romantic period progressed, the possibilities of traditional tonality became more and more exhausted, and the beginning of the 20th century saw the departure from classical structure and form, and the movement towards modern and contemporary classical music.
In order to broaden the sound palate which set the mood and atmosphere for the romantic period, new instruments began to appear in the orchestra, and voices began to be deployed, choirs and soloists began to be introduced into traditional instrumental works. Throughout the 19th century, the fashion was expansion, both in music for Symphony Orchestra and in Choral Music, the forces grew and grew, far beyond the imagination of any of the classical composers of the previous century.
In the 19th century, Opera flourished, be it Italian verismo, French "Grand Opera", or Wagner’s new world of music theatre. The most important opera composers of the 19th century were Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Jacques Offenbach, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
for: Piano
Item no.: 343146
for: Piano
Item no.: 132606
Edited from the sources and provided with commentary and fingering
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 223831
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1715189
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 161134
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Score
Item no.: 353721
Transcription for 10 wind instruments by Jean Francaix
for: Wind ensemble (10 instruments)
Score (facsimile)
Item no.: 353686
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 1112004
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 227332
Band 39c (kritischer Bericht) (Critical Report)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 149677
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 626171
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1541557
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 137158
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 614014
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 353796
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 353795
Edition Peters Green Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 360111
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 351489
for: Piano
Item no.: 351748
for: Piano
Item no.: 351545
for: Cello, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 351483
for: Piano
Item no.: 1111901
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 1111873
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 281961
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 139636
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 281773
for: String orchestra
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 210813
for: Piano
Item no.: 353166
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 283569
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 207572
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 344737
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 298034
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 283840
for: Piano
Item no.: 281982
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 281971
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 1112027
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 312398
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 295533
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 274735
for: Clarinet, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 660547
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 403987
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 311776
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 283596
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 1546066
for: Accordion
Item no.: 288029
for: Voice, organ
Item no.: 287848
for: Violin, organ
Item no.: 287809
© 2004–2024 by Stretta Music. Order and buy sheet music online.
Your specialist for all kinds of sheet music. Online shop, sheet music, music scores and play along for download, books, music stands, music stand lights, accessories.
There is a separate Stretta website for the country Worldwide. If your order is to be delivered to this country, you can switch, so that delivery times and shipping conditions are displayed correctly. Your shopping cart and your customer account will remain the same.
switch to Stretta Music Worldwide
stay on Stretta Music Finland
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Denmark
Sweden
Poland
Czech Republic
United Kingdom
