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: Voice (high), piano
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 620957
for: Soloists, children's choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 339672
for: Voice, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689595
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 293441
for: Voice, piano
Music score, CD (audio)
Item no.: 694793
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 886404
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316337
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964782
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 324331
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 660019
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 561034
(First version)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255988
Oratorio
MWV A 14
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 205768
for: 3 soloists (STBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 155427
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260634
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 642366
for: Voice (high)
Music score
Item no.: 316921
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316202
for: Soprano or Tenor Voice
Book
Item no.: 182770
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 1010109
Lyrics
Item no.: 259693
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 668962
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 971571
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 311638
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 686500
for: 2 violins, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 198099
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 140109
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 971689
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 186315
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 256244
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 585311
Moderately difficult pieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 563915
First year - Switzerland
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256725
Second year - Italy
EMB New Liszt Edition I. 'A'
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256720
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 184737
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256723
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 404176
Lyric book
Item no.: 318282
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 214614
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284548
No. 34-52
for: Clarinet (B-flat)
Music lesson book
Item no.: 640896
Urtext
for: Piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401467
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 128737
Brahms Opus 40
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023052
N. 3 op. 94 D780. Trascrizione per tre arpe ed una quarta opzionale
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1207766
Authentic Excerpts From Arban's Complete Method for Eb and Bb Tuba
for use with the firsttwoyears of the Prescott Technic System
for: Tuba
Music lesson book
Item no.: 684875
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