“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: Piano, orchestra
Score
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for: Cello, orchestra
Score
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for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
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for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano reduction
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for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
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Music score, CD
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for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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for: Violin, piano
Music score
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for high voice and piano
for: Voice (high), piano
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for: Piano
Music score, CD
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for young male chorus (with cambiata voices) and piano (simplified)
Emerging Voices
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Piano score
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition, anthology)
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with Accompanying Brochure (english)
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Voice (alto), piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
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Book (critical commentary)
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Book (critical commentary)
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Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
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for: Voice, percussion
Ensemble score
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for: Voice
Music lesson book, playback-CD
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for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
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for: Women's choir (SSAA), string orchestra, piano
Piano reduction
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for: Voice (high/medium/low), piano
Music score
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Documents Sectiom 1–9
Book
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Correspondence recieved 1896-1904
Book
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for: Mixed choir (SSATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Wind Band, Double Bass, Percussion Instruments and Piano
Score
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Opera in three Acts
Brno Version
Complete Critical Edition of the Works of Leoš Janácek A/9
for: Soloists, male choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Book (critical commentary)
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Book
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for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (spiral binding)
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from Symphony No. 9
for: Cello, piano
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Score
Item no.: 1105788
English Renaissance rounds
for: 3-11 instruments (bass clef)
Ensemble score
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Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte 71
for: Wind instrument(s) from the baroque / classic
Book (softcover)
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for: Mixed choir (STTTB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
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for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
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Presented by Daniel Grimwood
more than the score...
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Solo voices, mixed choir, baroque orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Voice, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Klavierbegleitung
Score
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for: Soprano, Tenor, Mixed Choir and organ
Piano reduction
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for: Clarinet
Music score
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