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Classical Modernism – Sheet Music & Scores

The classical modern period, 1900-1945, saw a great deal of cultural change, and many different composers helped shape the musical landscape of the early 20th century. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Classical Modern Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of classical modernism with Stretta Music today

Post-War Change

The horrors of World War I brought about such a shift in perspective, that art would never be the same again. The cultural and social changes that had already begun at the end of the 19th century led to new prospects, which were mirrored and expressed through various innovative artistic movements, them sum of which is called Classic Modernism.

Beyond Tonality

During the 20th century, the boundaries of tonality were stretched so far that one could no longer speak of tonal music. The most striking examples of this are polytonality, employed by composers like Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, and Charles Ives, and to an even greater extent serialism, the twelve-tone music of Arnold Schönberg and his students.

Return to Folk

The rise of nationalism in the late 19th century sparked a great interest in rediscovering folk music. New technical developments, such as the invention of the phonograph, also made it easier to document and collect folk music. Great folk Pioneers were the Romanian composer Béla Bartók, the Czech composer Leo Janáček, the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, and the Australian-American composer Percy Grainger.

This development led to a new idiom within classical music, both melodically and rhythmically. Good examples of the integration of folklore into classical modern music are the melodies from Janáček’s Jenufa, which are based on the rhythm and intonation of the Czech language, and Bartók’s Second Violin Rhapsody.

Expressionism & Serialism

Expressionists aimed to capture true emotions without glossing over them. Above all, they looked at the subjective inner world, in contrast to the outer world, and left all traditional ideals of beauty behind.

Expressionist music is characterised by dissonance, extreme dynamics and great contrasts in colour, pitch and effect. In music, expressionism is generally associated with the Second Viennese School, founded by Arnold Schönberg and his students Anton Webern and Alban Berg, and the dodecaphonic, twelve-tone technique they used, known as serialism.

Examples of expressionist music include Schönberg’s Erwartung, 1909, and Berg’s Wozzeck, 1922.

Neoclassicism

Another classical modern departure from the ideals of the Romantic Period was to draw on forms and tropes of the Baroque Period and the Classical Period. This was expressed in the use of traditional musical forms, as in Martinů’s Concerto da Camara, 1937, the use of traditional instrumentation, as in Manuel de Falla’s Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Cello, 1926, and also in the use of thematic material from the 18th and 19th centuries, such as in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, 1920.

Important Classical Modern Composers

D. Peja_evi_: Sonata op. 35, VcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Dora Pejačević

Sonata op. 35

for: Cello, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 769371

37.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Bonis: Soir / Matin, VlVcKlv (Pa+St)
Mel Bonis

Soir / Matin

for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 367112

11.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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D. Schostakowitsch: Klavierquintett , 2VlVaVcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Quintet g minor op. 57

Russische Musik der Moderne

for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)

Piano score, parts

Item no.: 108909

44.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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B. Britten: 5 Flower Songs Op.47, GCh4 (Part)
Benjamin Britten

5 Flower Songs Op.47

for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella

Score

Item no.: 225412

17.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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H. Neuling: Bagatelle, HrnKlav (KlavpaSt)
Hermann Neuling

Bagatelle

für tiefes Horn und Klavier

for: Horn, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 104868

8.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Bonis: Klaviermusik 1, Klav
Mel Bonis

Piano Music 1

Volume 1: Femmes de Légende
Edition in eleven volumes

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 369081

19.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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G. Puccini: Madame Butterfly, GsGchOrch (Part)
Giacomo Puccini

Madame Butterfly

Tragedia giaponese in due atti

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Score

Item no.: 296488

48.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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L. Boulanger: Psalm 130 - De profundis, Gch2Klav (Pa+St)
Lili Boulanger

Psalm 130 – De profundis

for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1136633

15.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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I. Strawinsky: The Rite of Spring, Sinfo (Stp)
Igor Strawinsky

The Rite of Spring

Le Sacre du Printemps
Pictures from pagan Russia in two parts
Revised 147
The Masterworks Library

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 245469

34.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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S. Rachmaninow: Sonata, Opus19 for Cello , VcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sonata, Opus19 for Cello and Piano

Klassik

for: Cello, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 1591211

23.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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F. Mompou: _uvres pour piano, Klav
Frederic Mompou

Music for Piano

The Original Edition

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 770308

25.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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H. Büsser: Appassionato, Va/VlKlv (KlavpaSt)
Henri Büsser

Appassionato

for: Viola [violin], piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 690325

20.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Z. Kodály: Serenade op. 12, 2VlVla (Stp)
Zoltán Kodály

Serenade op. 12

Szerenád op. 12

for: 2 violins, viola (trio)

Study score

Item no.: 124662

17.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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R. Pracht: Neue Violin Etüden op. 15/3, Viol
Robert Pracht

Neue Violin Etüden op. 15/3

2. Lage und Einführung in die 3. Lage

for: Violin

Music score

Item no.: 397233

19.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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F. Martin: Trio über irische Volkslieder, VlVcKlv
Frank Martin

Trio über irische Volkslieder

V/Vc/Klav

for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)

Item no.: 121376

29.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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I. Strawinsky: Histoire du Soldat, Erz6MelSch (Stp)
Igor Strawinsky

The Soldier's Tale

Neuausgabe 1987

for: Narrator, violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone, percussion

Study score

Item no.: 280110

27.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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E.C. Scholz: Allerlei Vierhändig 1, Klav4m
Erwin Christian Scholz

Allerlei Vierhändig 1

53 Stücke, Vorspielstücke, Volks- u. Opernmelodien leicht gesetzt von Eugen Scholz, Neuausgabe von Leopold J. Beer

for: Piano 4 hands

Music score

Item no.: 282912

16.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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S. Rachmaninow: Morceaux de fantaisie op. 3, Klav
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Morceaux de fantaisie op. 3

Henle Urtext Editions

for: Piano

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 1017726

15.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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A. Igudesman: Fasten Seatbelts, Viol
Aleksey Igudesman

Fasten Seatbelts

10 virtuose Stücke

for: Violin

Music score

Item no.: 656967

30.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Duruflé: Fugue op 12 sur le theme du carillon, Org
Maurice Duruflé

Fugue op 12 sur le theme du carillon

Des heures de la cathedrale de Soissons

for: Organ

Item no.: 293200

13.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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D. Schostakowitsch: Sinfonie Nr. 4 op. 43, Sinfo (Stp)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Symphony No. 4 op. 43

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 1689964

56.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Duruflé: Prélude et Fugue  sur le nom d'Alain Opus 7, Org
Maurice Duruflé

Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain Opus 7

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 283724

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D. Schostakowitsch: Trio Nr. 1 c-Moll op, VlVcKlv (KlavpaSt)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Trio Nr. 1 c-Moll op. 8

für Violine, Violoncello und Klavier
Russische Musik der Moderne

for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)

Piano score, parts

Item no.: 108938

26.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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J. Langlais: Incantation pour un jour saint et Dominica, Org
Jean Langlais

Incantation pour un jour saint et Dominica in palmis

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 107557

28.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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A. Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht op.4 , 2Vl2Vle2Vc (Stp)
Arnold Schoenberg

Verklärte Nacht op.4

op.4

for: 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (sextet)

Study score

Item no.: 1134811

26.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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L. Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, GsKnchOrch (KA)
Leonard Bernstein

Chichester Psalms

In three movements

for: Boy's alto [countertenor], boy's choir [mixed choir], symphony orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 198646

11.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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D. Schostakowitsch: 5 Stücke, 2VlKlav (KlaPa+St)
Dmitri Shostakovich

5 Pieces

Russische Musik der Moderne

for: 2 violins, piano

Piano score, Solo parts

Item no.: 218490

27.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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E. Satie: Intégrale des _uvres pour piano vol. 1 - 3, Klav
Erik Satie, Robert Orledge

Intégrale des œuvres pour piano vol. 1 - 3

Durand-Salabert-Eschig-Signature Series

for: Piano

Bücher-Set

Item no.: 851262

72.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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DL: E.W. Korngold: Fünf Lieder, GesMKlav
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Five Songs

for medium voice and piano
Edition Schott
op. 38

for: Voice (medium), piano

Sheet music

Item no.: 748199

14.40  €incl. VAT
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O. _ev_ík: Schule der Violintechnik op. 1, Viol
Otakar Ševčík

The School of Violin Technics op. 1

Complete Edition (Parts I-IV)
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics

for: Violin

Music score

Item no.: 607291

30.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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R. Strauss: Ausgewählte Lieder für Klavier solo, Klav
Richard Strauss

Selected Songs for piano solo

With additional German and English lyrics

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 697074

19.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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A. Ridout: Ferdinand, VlSpr
Alan Ridout

Ferdinand

for speaker and solo violin

for: Violin, narrator

Music score

Item no.: 646956

9.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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I. Strawinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Blas (Stp)
Igor Strawinsky

Symphonies of Wind Instruments

(1920 & 1947)
Hawkes Pocket Scores 178

for: Wind ensemble

Study score

Item no.: 147532

33.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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H. Villa-Lobos: Aria, Va/VcKlv (KlaPa+St)
Heitor Villa-Lobos

Aria

from Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5
Great Performer's Edition

for: Viola [cello], piano

Piano score, Solo parts

Item no.: 229334

19.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
K. Szymanowski: Mythes op. 30, VlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Karol Szymanowski

Mythes op. 30

Three Poems

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 635028

29.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Moszkowski: 15 Études de Virtuosité op. 72, Klav
Moritz Moszkowski

15 Études de Virtuosité op. 72

Fifteen virtuosic exercises for the advanced pianist
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 395209

19.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Bonis: Klaviermusik 3, Klav
Mel Bonis

Piano Music 3

Volume 3: Pièces pittoresque et poetiques
B: 1895–1905

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 431101

21.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Reger: 30 kleine Choralvorspiele zu den gebräuchlich, Org
Max Reger

30 kleine Choralvorspiele zu den gebräuchlichsten Chorälen op. 135a

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 378564

20.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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M. Duruflé: Requiem op. 9, GesGchStroOr (Chpa)
Maurice Duruflé

Requiem op. 9

Reduced Version

for: 2 solo voices (MezBar), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ; trumpet, harp, kettle drums ad lib.

Choir score

Item no.: 174025

15.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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K. Szymanowski: Sonata d-Moll op. 9, VlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Karol Szymanowski

Sonata d-Moll op. 9

''Karol Szymanowski - Works'' ed. by T. Chylińska, GA/CE B9 prepared by B. Konarska

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 551801

21.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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D. Schostakowitsch: Streichquartett Nr. 1 , 2VlVaVc (Stsatz)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Streichquartett Nr. 1 op. 49

Russische Musik der Moderne

for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)

Set of parts

Item no.: 108889

25.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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G. Puccini: Capriccio sinfonico SC 55, Orch (Part)
Giacomo Puccini

Capriccio sinfonico SC 55

for: Orchestra

Score

Item no.: 433112

39.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
DL: J. Koetsier: Variationen, HrnKlav

Variationen

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Jan Koetsier

Variationen

for: Horn (F), piano

Sheet music

Item no.: 1272417

23.80  €incl. VAT
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DL: J. Françaix: Divertissement, Fag5Str/Stro (KASt)
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Jean Françaix

Divertissement

for bassoon and string quintet or string orchestra
Edition Schott

for: Bassoon, string quintet [string orchestra]

Piano reduction, solo part

Item no.: 749339

17.50  €incl. VAT
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S. Barber: Summer Music op. 31, FlObKlHrFg (Pa+St)
Samuel Barber

Summer Music op. 31

for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 298948

49.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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A.A. Saygun: Quartett 1 Op 27, 2VlVaVc (Stsatz)
Ahmed Adnan Saygun

Quartett 1 Op 27

for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)

Set of parts

Item no.: 492377

30.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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B. Britten: Cello Sonata In C Op. 65, VcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Benjamin Britten

Cello Sonata In C Op. 65

ABRSM Cello Exam Pieces 2016-2019

for: Cello, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 197989

34.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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D. Schostakowitsch: Sinfonie Nr. 10 op. 93, Sinfo (Stp)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Symphony No. 10 op. 93

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 1689957

56.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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