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.
48 great classical guitar solos for intermediate to advanced level players
for: Classical guitar
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 665189
Lyric book
Item no.: 318300
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316203
EMB Music for Beginners
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 153089
(Early version and definitive version) New, expanded edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 197616
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 256478
for: Voice, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 148247
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 211727
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 744819
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 360680
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 857480
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 429220
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 660877
18 selected pieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 635295
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681278
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 576442
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 854124
An Operatic Fantasy in Five Acts
New critical edition, based on original
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 103730
Tragedia lirica in tre atti
Opera Vocal Score Series (Ricordi)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 816947
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 190248
Easy arrangement for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1548948
for: Bläserquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1169859
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 466499
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 299711
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 148694
for: Wind Ensemble or Chamber Group
Score
Item no.: 183351
for: Voice (high), piano
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 551957
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 475650
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 276532
Teaching material, Technique
for: Classical guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 444779
for: Violin
Music lesson book
Item no.: 317801
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 291151
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260606
Hugo Wolf Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 417819
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 217040
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 291601
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 638797
for: Trombone [baritone horn] (bass clef)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 617462
Opera Vocal Score Series
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1018352
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1163688
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 242319
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318312
Critical report on all versions by Paul Hawkshaw
in English, includes detailed introduction in German
2 Books
Item no.: 636748
Like as the hart longs / Wie der Hirsch schreit
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (STTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 292099
for: Violin
Music lesson book
Item no.: 108730
Lyric book
Item no.: 306840
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 675141
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 669842
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