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: Chamber orchestra
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1201791
Chor SSAT
for: GemCh-SSAT
Choir score
Item no.: 1201768
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1043555
Reprint
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 585610
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201680
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201623
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1043267
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043266
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1202537
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202527
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orgel, Singstimme
Music score
Item no.: 1201444
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201399
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1201285
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1201276
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201080
for: Concert band
Score, conductor's part, orchestral parts
Item no.: 679538
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043967
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 647845
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Item no.: 368823
4st. gemischter Chor
Europäische Volkslieder 4st gemCh
Item no.: 120231
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1043941
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 459028
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1105700
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043979
for piano and orchestra
Reduction for 2 pianos, 2 copies
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 1344093
for: 4 Posaunen
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829123
D. 57
for: Cello Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830394
for: 4 Trombones and Bass Trombone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830320
for: Violin, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830032
“Egyptian”
Repertoire Explorer
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1344463
Fantaisie pour Harpe et Orchestre (Piano Reduction/Solo)
Solo Instrument(s) & Orchestra Piano Reduction
Item no.: 1344430
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344386
Caprice Basque (Capricho vasco) Op. 24 for violin and orchestra
Violin & Orchestra
for: Violin, orchestra
Item no.: 1344340
Third String Quartet in C-sharp minor Op. 66 (Score and parts)
Chamber Music
Item no.: 1344303
String Quartet No. 4 in A minor Op. 11 (parts)
Chamber Music
Item no.: 1344296
Arlequin, musique de Carnaval' for orchestra
Orchestra
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 1344214
String Quartet No.3 in C major Op.71 (parts)
Chamber Music
Item no.: 1344206
Concerto in B minor for violin and orchestra Op. 61 (Piano Reduction/S
Solo Instrument(s) & Orchestra Piano Reduction
Item no.: 1344122
Don Pasquale (Sinfonia)
Orchestra
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 1344112
Konzertstück in D for violin & orchestra (Piano Reduction/Solo)
Violin & Orchestra Piano Reduction
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1340700
Flight into Egypt op. 31/1
Study score
Item no.: 1344264
Repertoire explorer
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 635011
Violin
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 829809
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 829725
Clarinet
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 829308
Flute
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 829070
for: Cornet und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830016
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 609650
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