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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Das Spiel vom Ende der Zeiten
for: Soli, Sprecher, Chor und Orchester
Dirigier- und Studienpartitur Fassung von 1981
Item no.: 732096
Nr. 10 Vidit Joannes Jesum (Joh. 1, 29-34)
for: Voice (tenor/soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 726765
for flute, clarinet and orchestra
for: Flute, clarinet, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 726758
for: Viola, piano
Music score
Item no.: 663875
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 321953
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 670987
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 683632
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 663869
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 769515
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 162974
Fairy-tale Opera in 3 Acts
for: Soloists, children's choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 383347
Hugo Wolf Gesamtausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Complete edition)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 366593
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, Solo part(s)
Item no.: 482940
for: Ukulele
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 1209798
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 617487
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 177995
Edition Schott
for: 3 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 737205
12 Pieces for Intermediate Level
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 737190
Version for organ by Leif Thybo (1952)
for: Organ
Single edition
Item no.: 736553
for piano
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 736513
Volume II for choir and brass instruments
for: Chor und Blechblasinstrumente
Set of parts
Item no.: 736404
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 740690
op. 62
for: Viola, piano
Music score
Item no.: 740680
from: 10 Original Pieces
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 740164
Edition Schott
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 740018
"An schöne Stunden denk ich immer"
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 739102
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 738858
from: Der Mensch und sein Tag
for: Voice (baritone/alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 733223
Concert polka
for: 2 Piccolo-Flöten und Blasorchester
Direktion mit Stimmen 2 Solo Piccoloflöten, 1 Flöte, 3 Klarinetten in B, 1 Oboe, 1 Fagott, 5 Saxofone: 2Alt, 2Tenor, 1 Bariton, 3 Flügelhorn B, 3 Tenorhorn B, 1 Es Klarinette, 1 Es Kornett, 4 Trompete B, 4 Horn Es
Item no.: 733140
Edition Schott
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 736003
3 Dances
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 735829
Ten Pieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 735815
from "Children's Corner"
for: Cello, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 735556
for four horns
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 738284
op. 171
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 738090
Kantate
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 741716
Edition Schott
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 741458
(from For Children)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 741383
from: Trois Gnossiennes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 741367
for Violin, Violoncello and Piano
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 741313
A Requiem "For those we love"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (MezBar) und Orchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 734331
3 Songs
for: eine Frauenstimme mit Begleitung von 2 Bratschen und 2 Celli
Piano reduction
Item no.: 734259
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 734146
Edition Schott
for: Singstimme oder Kinderchor und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 733752
Sketches for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733738
"Eile, eile, eile, Gott, mich zu erretten"
for: Voice, organ
Music score
Item no.: 733714
No. 1 D Major
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733660
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 577428
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