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: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1202065
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1201289
for: 2 pianos
Score
Item no.: 1200786
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1212058
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1211985
for: Organ
Score
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for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 1651333
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1649408
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1649375
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (string quintet)
Score
Item no.: 1653734
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1647918
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1647235
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1649030
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1648886
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1648799
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1546628
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1586437
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1586420
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1613338
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1592520
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1622437
Score
Item no.: 1622436
for: Choir and Symphonic Band
Score
Item no.: 1198620
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1198178
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1198112
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1198103
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 757282
Liebesgruß
for: Salon orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester) Fl II, Ob II, Klar II, Fag I, Fag II, Hn I/II, Trp II
Item no.: 757157
"Die Himmel rühmen", D-Dur
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) a cappella oder mit Blechbläsern (4-2-3-1) oder Klavier (Orgel)
Choir score
Item no.: 747045
(15. Jh.)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 746832
"Das wär kein rechter Schifferknecht" aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 782558
Book
Item no.: 1043198
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 311868
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 300626
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 299321
for: Male choir (TTBB) [Women's choir (SMezA)], piano [flute, 3 violins, cello]
Choir score
Item no.: 203460
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 203277
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203118
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203994
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203762
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204988
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204911
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204862
for: Salon orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 201207
for: Salon orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 201163
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 201153
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