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: Flute, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Piano
Sheet music
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for: 2 Sopranos and Piano
Book
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mit hinzugefügter Klavierbegleitung (Sammelband, Urtextausgabe) (Collection, Urtext)
for: Cello, piano
Music score
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Edition for Bassoon and piano
for: Bassoon, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
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for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
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Music score
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Eulenburg Miniature Scores
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Study score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Clarinet, piano
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for: 2 cellos, piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680213
Memories of the Alhambra
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 682578
for: Piano
Item no.: 356055
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 355822
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 246637
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 896865
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 318911
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316541
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 137627
for: HOLZBLASINSTRUMENTE OBOE OBOE UND KLAVIER
Item no.: 495050
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Piano
Item no.: 610523
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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No. 35–62
for: Cello
Music score
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Edition Peters Green Series
for: Violin
Music score
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für 4 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
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for: Organ
Music score
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(Urtext)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
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violin concert
Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 689794
revised edition (replaces HN 36)
Fingering: Andreas Boyde
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Organ
Sheet music
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National Edition
for: Orchestra and Piano
Study score
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Women's Part
for: Voice
Einzelstimme
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for: Piano
Music score
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Gegenwartsmusik
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
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Lehrhilfsmittel
for: Clarinet
Music score
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Cantata
piano cantata
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
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for: SATB or SSAATTBB with M,S,T,Bar Soli
Book
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