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.
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951642
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951601
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951556
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951694
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 949634
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1200892
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1200833
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 656245
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1201591
for: Klavier, Klarinette
Music score
Item no.: 1202588
for: Harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 1201323
for: Klarinettenchor
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995082
for: Klarinettenchor
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995080
Opus 38, No.1
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994787
for: Bläserquintett
Set of parts
Item no.: 994708
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994350
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 464736
für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 657835
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 630295
für Horn und Klavier (1800)
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 607298
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 988543
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 970343
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 988918
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 988554
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 988514
Klassik
for: 2 violins
Book
Item no.: 371512
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 407321
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345356
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 971872
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 971848
for: Piano, harmonium
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1635572
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1202104
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1201794
Prelude for Symphonic Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 667570
for: Voice, organ
Music score
Item no.: 646863
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202577
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1200919
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 641344
Sudien und Übungen
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 144676
for: Cello [viola], piano
Item no.: 322198
edition pro salon
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1651206
Reinhold Friedrich Collection
for: Trumpet (solo), wind ensemble
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1653396
Trombone
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 829279
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1054657
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1054056
Klassik
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 269492
for: Piano
Item no.: 269345
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 923166
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