Anton Reicha (also known by Antonín or Antoine Rejcha, 1770-1836) was one of the most important Czech classical musicians of his time. Well-known as a composer, and even more so as a music teacher and music theorist, his work at the Paris Conservatoire had a direct impact on a whole generation of aspiring French Romantic composers. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover all his brilliant and contrasting works today!
Anton Reicha was the son of Šimon Rejcha, a street musician from Prague. At the age of 11, after the death of his father, Anton ran away from his mother, and was taken in by his uncle Josef Reicha, who was a cellist living and working in Germany. It was here that he began studying the piano, oboe and flute, and also began learning German and French. While playing for the Bonn Court Orchestra, he met the young Ludwig van Beethoven, who played the viola in the orchestra, and they also attended university lectures together.
After leaving Bonn, he lived in Hamburg and Vienna, where he was studied with Joseph Haydn, enjoyed the favour of the imperial court, and got to know many of the outstanding composers of the time.
In 1808, Anton Reicha took up permanent residence in Paris. He joined the Paris Conservatoire as a full-time professor, and was eventually appointed Director. Many of the most important French composers of the Romantic period studied with him, including Hector Berlioz, César Franck, Charles Gounod and Franz Liszt. Reicha’s writings on music theory have been widely published, including his studies of melody, counterpoint and fugue.
Anton Reicha composed a wide variety of music, and his piano works, chamber music for wind and strings, orchestral music and sacred music are particularly sought after.
for: 2 flutes (duet)
2 single parts
Item no.: 165576
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 941402
for: 4 Flöten
Buch
Item no.: 314179
for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello and Double Bass
first print
for: Chamber ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 1652755
for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello and Double Bass
first print
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1652754
for: 3 horns
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 471992
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 394788
for: Bläserquintett
Set of parts
Item no.: 349616
op. 101/5
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1545649
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355373
for: Flöte, Streichquartett
Set of parts
Item no.: 228126
Actes du Colloque international tenu à Paris du 18 au 20 avril 2013
Musikwissenschaftliche Publikationen 44
for: Voice
Item no.: 645519
and the Making of the Nineteenth-Century Composer
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1351397
Supplement
Book
Item no.: 661954
Band III der Gesamtausgabe Bläserquintette in 8 Bänden
C-dur, a-Moll, D-Dur
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 658461
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet (a), horn, bassoon (quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 357784
for: Bläserquintett (Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette in C, Horn, Fagott)
Set of parts
Item no.: 357762
for: 4 Flöten
Buch
Item no.: 314589
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 161211
op. 101/1
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1545908
aus dem Flötenquartett
for: 4 recorders (SAAT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 355472
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Item no.: 129425
for: Theory
Score
Item no.: 1346050
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
Neue Gesamtausgabe der 24 Bläserquintette in 8 Bänden
Band IV
Neuedition
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score
Item no.: 745971
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 375478
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 237358
for: Bläserquintett
Book
Item no.: 150476
for: KLAR 2 VL VA KB
Score, Parts
Item no.: 578934
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 563779
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 357769
for: Cor anglais, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 645305
Musica Antiqua Bohemica I/85a
for: Flute, violin, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 1534988
Edition Schott
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 393361
Musica Rara
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Item no.: 169357
for: Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola & Violoncello
Book
Item no.: 1350602
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 582404
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Single part Organ
Item no.: 237380
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSATTB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237363
for: Flute, violin, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 394784
Unbekannte Werke der Klassik und Romantik 51
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1660453
for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello & Double Bass
First Edition
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1657023
für Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn und Fagott Partitur und Stimmen
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 630383
for: Flöte (oder Violine), Fagott (oder Cello), Cello, Klavier
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 343800
for: Bläserquintett
Set of parts
Item no.: 339465
Unbekannte Werke der Klassik und Romantik 51
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 169237