“Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen, Danish Author
What do we mean by “Classical Music”? There are classics in every artistic discipline, and music is no exception. Here at Stretta, you can find sheet music and scores from all periods of music history, and all musical forms! If you would like to know more about the meaning and origin of the term “Classical Music”, click here:
The term classical music, in a broader sense, separates what is often called “Serious Music” from Music for Entertainment and Folk Music . Classical music encompasses all periods of modern history, driven by Western composers from the Medieval Period, through the Baroque and Romantic Periods, to the modern classical music of today.
In a more narrow sense, The Classical Period means the historical period of classical music from around 1750 to 1800. It was a long period of musical development, from “Pre-Classical”, to “ Musical Sensibility”, through to “Music of the Enlightenment”. Baroque tonality continued to develop and transform, and became more complex, perfectly demonstrated through the music of the three“ Viennese Classics” Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. There was a departure from figured bass and counterpoint, and a move towards clearly defined melody and accompaniment. Many important musical works, such as the symphony and the string quartet developed, and really came into their own in the classical period, and classical music itself also began to be more and more accessible, moving out of the court and church, and into the public eye.
In Ancient Rome, the term “classicus” was reserved for a citizen in the highest tax bracket. In a figurative sense, something exemplary or immaculate is called ’classic’, a good literary example being the ’Weimar Classics’ of Schiller and Goethe. One of the highest of accolades, being named a ’classic’, is almost always awarded posthumously, an artist is very rarely referred to as a ’classic’ during their lifetime.
for: 2 voices, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 360087
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 465520
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 283781
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 283704
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260762
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 162272
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 349010
from "Musica ricercata" for wind quintet
arrangement for saxophone quartet by Fabio Oehrli (2007)
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 445085
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 478086
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 477945
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 191242
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 215170
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Book
Item no.: 552949
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389059
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 388617
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 358852
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 344454
for: Piano
Item no.: 471284
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 170193
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 107210
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 365266
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SSATB), 2 recorders, 2 oboes, 3 violins, viola, cello, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 188988
for: 6 Pianos, 12 Hands
Book
Item no.: 478217
for: Women's choir (SA), organ
Item no.: 131292
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1539101
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 182946
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 357247
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 641826
Studien-Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 492827
12 Volumes in a Slipcase
Studien-Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
12 Study scores (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 490914
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Study score
Item no.: 190138
for: Violin, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 554858
for: Trumpet (B-flat)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 482015
for: Flöte, 2 Geigen, Bratsche, Violoncello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 477562
for: Piano
Item no.: 612741
for: Double bass, piano
Score
Item no.: 265333
for: Soprano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Contra Bass
Score
Item no.: 129266
for: 4 soloists (SATBar), mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 658417
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Book
Item no.: 886415
for: Piano, Trumpet and Strings
Score
Item no.: 863417
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 360598
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 656569
Music score, CD
Item no.: 606287
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1134963
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656745
for: Symphonic orchestra
5 Study scores
Item no.: 1549081
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285589
for: Lute
Item no.: 559399
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