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.
Book
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for: Flute
Music score
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Buch
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Score, Parts
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for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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Klassik
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Piano reduction
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Urtext based on the new Beethoven Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
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Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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for: Clarinet, orchestra
Conductor score
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Cantile fantastique nach der Arie der Dalia aus "Samson und Dalia"
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Organ score, solo part
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Orchester, Bass
Set of parts
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Lochamer Liederbuch
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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Im Grün erwacht der frische Mut
Chorklassiker
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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Essential Composer Series
for: Piano
Music score
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Opus 39, N°21
for: Cello, guitar
Buch
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for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
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Klassik
for: Voice (tenor)
Einzelstimme
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for: Organ
Music score
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Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Voice
Choir score
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for: Vocal and Ensemble
Buch
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nach 1. Partita von Joh. Seb. Bach (2. Menuett)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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Impromptu Op142
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
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for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Book
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for: Opera
Buch
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for: Baritone Voice and String Orchestra
Score, Parts
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Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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für Csakan und Klavier
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Music score
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Repertoire Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Piano 4 hands
Reprint
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for: Voice, organ
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Organ
Music score, CD
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Groß ist Jehova, der Herr
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
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Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
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for: Organ
Music score
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