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: KLAR-ES
Single part
Item no.: 577113
Single part 2
Item no.: 104127
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 219924
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 219923
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 219090
for: ZITH 1
Single part Zither 1
Item no.: 224019
for: KB
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 634349
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 368967
Single part
Item no.: 126200
Der Satz, vermutlich im September 1812 komponiert, stellt eine der frühesten Meßvertonungen Schuberts dar.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237874
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236282
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 561611
Single part Trombone 3 (Bass clef)
Item no.: 367183
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 274961
Single part Trombone 3
Item no.: 237353
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Trumpet 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237140
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Oboe 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237133
Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgabe – Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 227265
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 237082
aus: Messe in F (2. Fassung)
for: 6 soloists (SSATTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237071
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 348019
D 962
Einzelstimme Kb.
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238020
D 962
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238016
D 750
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238007
D 730
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237992
D 460
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237968
Offertorium
Schubert-Archiv
Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237937
for organ and orchestra, 1893 – 94
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Horn 2
Item no.: 237561
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Music for String Ensemble
for: String orchestra
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 674611
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 150511
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [orchestra]
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 470192
Passions-Oratorium in drei Teilen
Viola
for: 6 soloists (SATTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 384945
Single part Violin
Item no.: 881247
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1136602
for: Clarinet (B-flat)
Single part Clarinet 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 684479
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430676
for: 3 recorders (SSA), piano
Treble recorder (single part)
Item no.: 784918
for: 3 recorders (SSA), piano
Single part descant recorder 1
Item no.: 784916
for: Orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 782147
for: Voice (medium), string quartet [string orchestra]
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 784355
Prière aux Anges gardiens
for: Streichquartett oder Streichquintett (Streichorchester)
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 784157
for: Orchestra
Single part Horn
Item no.: 784092
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 783837
with Coda and 7 Trios
for: Streichquartett, Streichquintett oder Streichorchester
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 783695
with Coda and 7 Trios
for: Streichquartett, Streichquintett und Streichorchester
Single part Viola
Item no.: 783693
for: Viola, orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 740958
Lied der alten Mutter
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 739021
Vorspiel des 1. Aufzuges mit angefügtem Schluss des 3. Aufzuges
for: Orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 747197
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