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: Clarinet, string orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 200852
Lyric book
Item no.: 199329
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 224686
for: für Soli: Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Chor SATB, Orgel und Orchester Tenor
Choir part
Item no.: 1135183
for: Guitar
Single part(n)
Item no.: 1657417
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 141820
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 137171
for: Soli, Chor und Kammerorchester
Choir score
Item no.: 157708
for: Salon orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 147565
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) oder Frauenchor (S/SA) und Orgel oder Orchester oder Blasorchester
Set of parts
Item no.: 428758
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 392030
for: Blechbläserquintett und Orgel
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996663
for: Blechbläserquartett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996436
for: 4 Saxophones [SATBar]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995617
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995497
for: Flexible Woodwind Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995210
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 261628
für Klavier und Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 471956
for: Violin
Item no.: 353807
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 297574
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 295986
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 288506
for: Guitar
Item no.: 355164
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 355060
for: Piano
Item no.: 287726
for: Violin
Single part (Violin solo)
Item no.: 287592
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 355544
for: Piano 4 hands
Single edition
Item no.: 356662
for: Piano
Item no.: 356364
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 1651347
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 1651342
for: 2 soloists (SA), women's choir (SMezA), organ; strings ad lib.
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 688547
Popular melodies
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 723769
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 180611
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 171585
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 170254
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1546362
for: Bassoon, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 642940
from the Symphony No. 5
for: Harp, strings
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 624141
for: Accordion
3 Performance scores
Item no.: 407590
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1160530
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Ensemble score
Item no.: 306979
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Ensemble score
Item no.: 306939
for: Brass ensemble (9 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 171865
for: Gemischter Chor (SMEZZAB)
Item no.: 142404
for: Wind instruments
Set of parts
Item no.: 133885
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 305235