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.
HPS 7
for: Voice (alto), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1690122
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357205
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357195
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357245
for: Voice (low), piano
Buch
Item no.: 558661
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 552521
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 610223
for: Viola, piano
Book
Item no.: 324179
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 301244
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 177613
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 320325
for: Women's choir (SSA), 2 violins, piano
Score
Item no.: 321631
for: 2 solo voices (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 303873
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 898100
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 395485
for: Soloists, male choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318130
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317334
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318175
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 209108
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 169990
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 587234
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 294042
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB)
Score
Item no.: 884387
for: 3 soloists (MezTB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 322173
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 874382
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 874992
Lyric book
Item no.: 306836
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665561
for: Clarinet, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1543501
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 317787
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 1541371
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 462767
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 971706
Lyric book
Item no.: 318286
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 266375
for: Mixed choir (SATTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 131381
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 189555
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1198878
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 467814
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 154993
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 157415
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 374965
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 256747
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256744
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256758
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 205110
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 198045
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