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.
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Music score
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for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Solists, boys’ choir, mixed choir, orchestra
Conductor score
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Based on the Critical Complete Edition, published by International Gustav Mahler Society, Vienna
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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for: Double bass, piano
Score
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Study score
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for: Flute, piano
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for: Cello, piano
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for: Violin, piano
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for: Flute, clarinet, piano
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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from "Gipsy Melodies"
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Double bass
Music score
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for: Piano
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Petr Il'ic Cajkovskij – New Edition of Complete Works 39c
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 297113
Alle späteren Werkreihen und die kleineren Einzelstücke.
Band 2 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125018
Tanzzyklen, die zu Schuberts Lebzeiten oder bald nachher erschienen sind.
Band 1 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125017
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 136890
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 464649
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 344806
Memories of the Alhambra
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 682578
Based on the Critical Complete Edition of the Complete Works, published by International Gustav Mahler Society, Vienna
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 113102
for: 2 oboes, bassoon
Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Item no.: 460103
Collection of Easy Pieces for Children á la Schumann
Urtext on Čajkovskij. New Edition of the Complete Works
Wiener Urtext Edition
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Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: 2 guitars
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Cello, orchestra
Study score
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for: Violine, Violoncello Klavier ORCH
Study score
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for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
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Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
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for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Study score
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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25 Transcriptions for Cello and Piano 2
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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"Arpeggione"
Arrangement
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
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for: Singstimme, Klarinette, Klavier
Singpartitur, Stimme
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Piano reduction
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
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for: Piano, orchestra
Book
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Trout Quintet
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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