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.
C
for: Cello, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1561820
Bbm
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1613130
G
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1613032
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1612829
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612779
Gb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1612579
C
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1612567
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1478809
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554533
Bm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554384
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554069
for: Piano, Voice, Medium Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1612270
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666251
F
for: Voice (low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1665650
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553976
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553963
E
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553766
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553680
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553475
G
for: Guitar
Classical Guitar Score
Item no.: 1553301
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553222
Gm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553200
Bm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553134
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553113
F
for: Bassoon, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1642327
G
for: Electronic Keyboard
Keyboard
Item no.: 1642185
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 429567
for: Flute, violin, viola, cello (flute quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 483889
for: Concert band; chorus ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 617253
Scène aux champs
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 612981
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 578697
Franz Schubert. New Edition of All Works I/4
for: Soloists, mixed choir, organ
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1552119
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 610193
for: Small wind band
Conductors part (B-flat), set of parts
Item no.: 303728
for: Piano
Piano score
Item no.: 203312
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 203305
Lied (Paganini), Nr. 3
aus "Paganini"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128155
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128095
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 275579
Studio Edition
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Item no.: 333629
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 615230
12 opera choruses for choir and piano.
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir book
Item no.: 610850
Audio-CD
Item no.: 649663
20 Spielstücke der Meister der Wiener Klassik
for: Descant (soprano) recorder; piano ad lib.
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1355934
10 berühmte Titel
Klavier-Begleitheft für alle Instrumente zur Serie Masters of Music: Johann Strauss jun.
for: Piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 307533
aus der Klassik und der Romantik
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1562644
aus Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671683
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 375173
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