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: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1615870
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 286178
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 464999
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 294082
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 182444
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 182147
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 428138
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 427932
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 326523
Urtext based on the new Beethoven Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 274852
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 213612
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 208423
(Urtext)
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 139124
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332519
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332513
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 298598
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 156040
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 336817
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 141827
for: Piano
Item no.: 1586147
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 639001
for: Piano
Item no.: 285729
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332669
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332501
for: Chor und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 1626113
Item no.: 1617316
Choir score
Item no.: 1625701
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 773278
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 258342
for: Soloist and Orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1204551
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 885359
for: Concert Band/Harmonie and Clarinet
Score
Item no.: 881928
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 864691
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 900367
for: Clarinet (violin), viola (cello), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 558568
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 839144
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 457138
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 958335
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 459678
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 997344
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 257337
for: 2 OB 2 KLAR 2 HRN 2 FAG K-FAG 2 TRP
Partitur, Stimmen
Item no.: 619678
Lyric book
Item no.: 172913
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 134286
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1350876
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 932849
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 933664
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 869337
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