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: Euphonium, piano
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Item no.: 1742152
for: Horn (F), piano
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Item no.: 1742001
for: Euphonium, piano
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Item no.: 1741986
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
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Item no.: 1741984
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
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Item no.: 1741839
for: 5 trombones
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for: Cornet (E-flat), piano
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for: Alto saxophone, piano
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Item no.: 1741691
for: Oboe, piano
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Item no.: 1741690
for: Bass clarinet
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Item no.: 1741677
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1743902
for: Flugelhorn or Trumpet, String Quintet or Orchestra & Piano
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Item no.: 1743864
for: 5 trombones
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Item no.: 1743831
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
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Item no.: 1743827
for: 4 euphoniums
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Item no.: 1743825
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1743824
for: 5 flutes (quintet)
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Item no.: 1743808
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
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Item no.: 1743799
for: 5 saxophones
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Item no.: 1743773
for: Viola, piano
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Item no.: 1743740
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1743738
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1743734
for: Piccolo, piano
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Item no.: 1743722
for: 5 euphoniums
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Item no.: 1743702
for: String quintet
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Item no.: 1743694
for: Piccolo trumpet, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1743683
for: 4 tubas
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1743677
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1743675
for: 5 bassoons
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Item no.: 1743660
for: String quintet
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Item no.: 1743655
for: 5 saxophones
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Item no.: 1743652
for: 4 woodwinds (quartet)
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Item no.: 1743616
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
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Item no.: 1743526
for: 5 tubas
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Item no.: 1743520
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
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Item no.: 1743513
for: 4 horns (quartet)
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Item no.: 1743442
for: Alto saxophone, piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1742819
for: Alto saxophone, piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1742705
for: Violin, piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1742559
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
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Item no.: 1742466
for: Cello, piano
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Item no.: 1742454
for: Cornet (E-flat), piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1743292
for: Tuba, piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1743275
for: Oboe, piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1743267
for: Double bass, piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1743255
for: Piccolo, piano [organ]
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Item no.: 1743249
for: 4 brass instruments
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Item no.: 1743184
for: Concert band
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Item no.: 1743144
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