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: String orchestra
Stimmen-Set (Streicher 3/3/2/2/1)
Item no.: 225008
aus: "Wiener Blut"
for: Women's choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 694456
Klassik
for: Flute, guitar
Buch
Item no.: 1020616
for: Tuba, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 634084
Violine 2
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 668429
(1838)
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 649745
for: GCH KLAR STR
Item no.: 202017
Gyoergy Geiger Erlebnis Trompete 7
for: Trumpet, harp [piano]
Item no.: 204097
Rubato
for: Piano [accordion]
Item no.: 202982
for: Organ
Item no.: 200301
for: Male choir, piano
Item no.: 340502
for: Male choir, piano
Item no.: 340500
for: SAX QUARTETT (SATB)
STP ST
Item no.: 337279
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 335216
Meisterwerke Fuer Zwei Gitarren
for: 2 guitars
Item no.: 337918
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 336850
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 335673
Easy Favourites Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 339161
"Pastorale"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 336593
for: PICC-TRP-B KLAV
Item no.: 336507
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1136905
Paulina's aria from from the Opera Pique Dame
for: Mezzo Soprano and Wind Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198384
Shawnee Press
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1123756
Book
Item no.: 1118842
Piano reduction
Item no.: 346021
for: Violin
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 608364
for: 4 TRP 4 POS PK
Item no.: 154055
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150167
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 148754
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Item no.: 172731
Violine (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Violin
Item no.: 170136
for: Violin
Ergänzungsstimmen-Set
Item no.: 170125
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 152767
aus: Ein Mitternachtstraum
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 817590
Moderne Edition vom Kammermusikverlag
for: Violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 656032
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656609
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 656455
Item no.: 616555
for: 4 Marimba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 632229
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 638153
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 637979
für Frauenchor a cappella
An dem reinsten Frühlingsmorgen
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 637653
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 969019
FJH Piano Solo Series
for: Electric Piano
Book
Item no.: 968926