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: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1331396
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211249
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1204684
Klassik
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 1204759
Hinshaw Concert
for: SATB with Soprano & Bass Soloists, Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 900981
2008
for: 4 harps
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1591846
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1331425
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1331445
Flexible 4 Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211346
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 911170
Uit Lohengrin
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1593076
Book
Item no.: 1204705
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1592942
Waldesnacht, du wunderkühle - Nr. 3 aus op. 62
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 644821
for: Streichensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1071503
Oratorium in drei Teilen
Carl Loewe Edition Band 14
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1009484
Opéra-bouffe en 3 actes | Reprintausgabe
Lyric book
Item no.: 1641958
Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär
Volkslied
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 647498
Viola
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 668426
for: Clarinet, Bassoon and Organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 998713
for: Male choir
Vocal score
Item no.: 1024579
Fratelli D'Italia (Inno Di Mameli) Inno Ufficiale Della Repubblica Italiana
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 997967
for: Baritone Voice, Choir and Organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 998241
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 998627
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1346125
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1593148
Choir score
Item no.: 1176053
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1118515
for: Symphonic orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 1139494
for: Mixed ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215122
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202153
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1043993
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1202782
for: Violine, Kammerorchester
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201972
Band III der Gesamtausgabe Bläserquintette in 8 Bänden
C-Dur, a-Moll, D-Dur,
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 658462
Operette in 3 Akten | Kritische Gesamtausgabe herausgegeben von Michael Rot
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Textbuch/Libretto Fassungen A/B/C
Item no.: 1641937
mit Klavier
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 308454
aus der Oper "Mignon"
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 308434
for: Xylophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1019530
for: Piano 4 hands
Book
Item no.: 1118630
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 972870
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1118664
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Book
Item no.: 1118238
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 915307
Lyrische Szenen in 3 Akten und 7 Szenen
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1009233
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1141721
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1215316
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