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
Music score
Item no.: 993534
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Book
Item no.: 997294
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 996973
for: Flute, piano
Book
Item no.: 996968
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
Item no.: 148385
for: Soli SSA, SSA and Piano/Organ
Book
Item no.: 997319
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 997231
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 997201
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 997137
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 997135
for: Voice (high)
Buch
Item no.: 1353483
Book
Item no.: 1005965
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1005356
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1006775
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1007166
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1006951
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1007521
for: Violin, piano
Book
Item no.: 1007376
for: Voice (medium)
Book
Item no.: 1006496
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1006472
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1005882
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1006896
Book
Item no.: 1006814
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1005830
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1001968
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888518
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 925330
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 925205
for: 4 clarinets
Score
Item no.: 924942
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 924059
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 933078
for: Flute ensemble
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 923695
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 932956
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 932928
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 933595
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 182290
Score
Item no.: 133234
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Book
Item no.: 1106719
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 833374
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 114149
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 836456
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 836439
for: Handbells
Set of parts
Item no.: 1168442
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 840068
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 839696
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 837908
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 877319
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