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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for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano reduction
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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String Symphony MWV N 3
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: String orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 171418
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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(Complete edition)
Book (Hardcover)
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Oratorio on Words from the Holy Scriptures
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
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for: MCH (TTBBB)
Choir score
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Voice (low), piano
Piano score
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for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 283799
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, solo part, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
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15 Etudes for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 360729
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316066
50 Daily Exercises
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 359333
Walzer für Klavier zu vier Händen (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 284885
two copies needed for performance
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401399
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 395209
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 395199
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 312069
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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(Urtext)
for: Piano
Item no.: 492877
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1559142
for: Cello, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 582844
Edition Peters Green Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 360111
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 604822
for: Piano, harmonium
Piano score, solo part
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for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1672697
for: Concert band
Score
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for: 3 flutes (trio)
Set of parts
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for: Cello, piano
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for: Violin, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1711676
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 462751
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Voice (soprano), piano
Score, CD
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for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
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for: Saxophone
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
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for: Libretto
Lyrics
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for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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