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.
from the Opera Il Trovatore
for: Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198420
Operette in 3 Akten | Kritische Gesamtausgabe herausgegeben von Michael Rot
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Textbuch/Libretto Fassungen A/B/C
Item no.: 1641943
Duett mit Chor aus der Operette 'Der Vogelhändler'
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1556925
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 1557675
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 1557790
WWV 63
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1664408
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 913591
Book
Item no.: 1204634
for: Electronic Organ
Book
Item no.: 1331415
for: Voice, organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202313
for: Voice
Music score
Item no.: 1201665
Will in schmerzlicher Kummerzeit
aus dem Oratorium Elias
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043850
2008
for: 4 harps
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1591844
Introduktion (Andante con espressione) und Thema (als Swing)
for: Accordion solo, accordion orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 694959
aus der 9. Symphonie
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 781438
Klassik
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 1204733
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1105328
Carl Loewe Edition Band 11
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1009454
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 781439
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 329493
for: Oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon
Partitur, Stimmen
Item no.: 621269
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Item no.: 327752
Duett mit Chor aus der Operette 'Der Vogelhändler'
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 330881
Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 329090
for: BFL QUARTETT (SOPRANINOATB)
Item no.: 330430
for: Piano 4 hands
Reprint
Item no.: 582891
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 191274
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202514
Kritische Edition Bd 2/2
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 190427
for: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475530
Tanzmusik Aus Alt Wien
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Item no.: 186956
for: Piano
Item no.: 187533
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Item no.: 186059
for: Organ
Item no.: 183905
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 474151
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430664
D 948
Stimmensatz
for: Soli (TTB), Männerchor (TTB), [2 Oboen, 2 Klarinetten, 2 Fagotte, 2 Hörner, 2 Trompeten, 3 Posaunen]
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 424244
aus: L’Enfance du Christ
Einzelstimme Hfe.
for: 2 flutes, harp
Single part Harp
Item no.: 424130
for: Women's choir a cappella
Item no.: 555298
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Stimmen-Set A - 25 ST
Item no.: 410336
Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 211750
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 1043108
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 114064
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 135799
Fascimile
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1539449
Blasmusik
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 213632
for: Symphonic orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 302318