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.
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Bizet / Mozart / Delibes / Verdi
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1136501
3 Lieder
for: Sopran solo, Tenor solo, Klavier
Singpartitur, Spielpartitur
Item no.: 1535043
Shawnee Press
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124539
Shawnee Press
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 826274
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125209
op. 30
for: für Flöte und Klavier
Item no.: 113706
Mark Foster
for: SA[T]B
Choir score
Item no.: 1656607
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1121897
for: Clarinet choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 163408
for: Organ
Item no.: 160985
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 171117
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1140259
Teil 1: Übertragung, Teil 2: Faksimile mit einem Nachwort und einem Register
Book (reprint)
Item no.: 1549067
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 163743
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1203671
Pavane, Op. 50, Berceuse, Op. 16, Élègie, Op. 24
for: Cello Duet
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1203576
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 797000
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201224
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1344597
Heft 10
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 418558
Choir score
Item no.: 1177498
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175026
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 564337
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 647532
for: 4 HRN POS
Score, Parts
Item no.: 485383
for: Descant recorder, flute
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 778842
for: Descant recorder, flute
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 797230
Suite für Klarinettenchor
for: Clarinet choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 143746
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Book
Item no.: 1119514
for: Flute, piano
Book
Item no.: 1119502
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 238049
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1562720
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 329316
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 377622
for: Accordion
Item no.: 346078
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Item no.: 186762
for: FL (VL/MAND) GIT
Item no.: 603855
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 582404
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 373878
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 373876
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 611296
for: Bläserquartett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830029
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 830370
for: Violin, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830294
Th. 83
for: 4 Bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830253
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