“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
Music lesson book
Item no.: 657030
8 songs for upper voices
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 692550
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 417665
Violin Grade 1-3
for: Violin
Music lesson book
Item no.: 294725
for: Viola, piano
Book
Item no.: 315751
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1169985
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 642362
for: 2–4 violins
Music score
Item no.: 642285
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 668244
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 338645
The FJH Pianist's Curriculum
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 660107
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 481631
for obtaining a sure piano technique
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197483
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256719
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 816845
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 641720
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 262388
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 901792
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 316207
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 316204
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 606286
First and upper first position
for: Cello
Music lesson book
Item no.: 380378
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 199754
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 674177
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 676196
Repertoire Collection
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score (anthology), Audio-CD
Item no.: 665350
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 170640
for: Voice (high/medium), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 764779
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1595938
for: Voice (soprano), flute, harp
Ensemble score
Item no.: 859699
for: Flute Duo
Buch
Item no.: 279977
for: Level 2 Book
Book
Item no.: 277683
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 558073
for: Piano
Card game
Item no.: 662561
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 149012
for: Flute [recorder/oboe]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 397460
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 583711
A 21st-century completion of Bach's Orgelbüchlein
Volume 4: Christian Life and Conduct (Chorales 87 - 113)
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 674209
Liriche per baritono e basso
for: Voice (bass/baritone), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1595935
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318137
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 673155
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 631238
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 774949
Critical Commentary for BA 9030, TP 930, BA 9033 and TP 933
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 692982
for Voice and Guitar
ars instrumentalis 080
for: Voice, guitar
Score
Item no.: 109143
for: Voice, big band
Score
Item no.: 805052
for: Piano 4 hands
Book
Item no.: 1317974
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 327125
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