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: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 183003
for: Women's choir; piano ad lib.
Choir part Soprano 1
Item no.: 668845
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1617140
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1011298
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Book
Item no.: 1204697
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1031869
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 154702
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1627058
for: Women's Choir [SA] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 978885
for: Flöte, Klarinette, Horn und Klavier
Item no.: 1352059
for: Double SATB choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1159499
for: für Soli:Sopran, 2 Bässe, Sprecher, Chor:SATB und Orchester
Taschenpartitur
Item no.: 1135068
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 908349
for: Männerchor (TTBB) und Klavier 4-händig
Score
Item no.: 353240
for: Cello, guitar
2 single parts
Item no.: 119089
for: Harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 1202020
for: Accordion
Single part
Item no.: 102286
for: Accordion
Item no.: 102224
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102175
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649608
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649607
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649551
for: Bass clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649545
for: Alto trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649542
for: Clarinet (B-flat)
Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 247499
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 279675
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 881555
"Die Worte des Glaubens"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Solo (Bar) und Orchester
Choir part Soprano/Alto
Item no.: 791068
Theme from first movement
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 791774
Op. 171 No.5A
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791502
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 757311
Waltz
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester) Fl II, Ob II, Klar II, Fag I, Fag II, Hn I/II, Hn III/IV, Trp II, Pos I/II, Tb
Item no.: 757277
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme Violoncello [Orchester]
Item no.: 757112
Simrock Original Edition
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 723100
for: 4 trombones [3 trombones, bass trombone]
Score, Single parts
Item no.: 1657961
Operette in 3 Akten | Reprintausgabe
Lyric book
Item no.: 1641948
Opéra-comique en 3 actes | Reprintausgabe
for: Gesang und Orchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1650925
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1639568
for: Soli SATBB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (4), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (3), Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 1637312
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650223
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650208
for: Alto trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650206
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650156
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650151
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650149
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650146
for: Alto trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650144
Liedprogramm des deutschen Sängerbundes (1. Folge)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 784867
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