Few artistic movements have changed people’s perception of the world as much as classicism. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself all the wonderful music of the classical period.
In music, the Classical Period saw a departure from complex, contrapuntal polyphony, to the beginnings of a simpler homophonic structure, to melody and accompaniment. Polyphony however was not forgotten; all the major composers continued to use polyphony from time to time, and some of the most exciting classical movements use the modern fugue. A good example is Mozart’s Requiem, or Beethoven’s Great Fugue String Quartet Op.133.
The most important music form which came from the classical period is undoubtedly Sonata Form. Sonata Form is an elaborate structure that represents the ultimate pursuit of perfection in music. Sonata Form became the basis of all important musical works of the time: Concertos, Symphonies, Sonatas, and String Quartets. Through the progressive works of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Opera developed out of the The Baroque Period, into the diverse classical form, with Opera Buffa and Opera Seria, serious or comic opera, championed by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
Through the Classical Period, the piano overtook the harpsichord, and quickly became one of the most popular solo instruments, and certainly the most important accompaniment instrument. The orchestra grew, and new instruments such as the clarinet and contrabasson were added, and many other instruments developed, like the oboe, flute, horn and trumpet, and became more virtuosic due to the new modern valve systems. Towards the end of the 18th century, however, many baroque instruments, like the harpsichord, which had been firm favourites of the The Baroque Period, were becoming more and more redundant.
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1037455
Score
Item no.: 330157
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 235089
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 235043
for: Soli, Gemischter Chor (4-stimmig), Hörner (2), Streichorchester, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 631098
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ; 2 horns ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 630477
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 311494
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 309573
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 469373
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orchester (2 Violinen, Viola, Violone, Orgel)
Score
Item no.: 278104
for: 2 GES-H GCH ORCH ORG
Score
Item no.: 282663
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 656095
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 423004
for: Women's choir, several instruments
Score
Item no.: 425688
from: 32 Praeludia zu geistlichen Liedern vor zwey Claviere und Pedal
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 6351
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), organ
Score
Item no.: 766350
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 121574
Kantate zum 1. Weihnachtsfesttag HoWV II.9
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 772147
Böhmische Hirtenmesse
Frei gedichteter Messtext alternativ in deutscher oder tschechischer Sprache
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 237200
Kantate zum Neujahrsfest HoWV II.29
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 580336
Choralbearbeitung
Krebs-WV 715
for: Oboe, organ
Music score
Item no.: 659231
KV 109 (74e)
Chorpartitur
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1652969
BR-CPEB E 4
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
– Graduated prizes on request –
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 234190
MH 14
for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, basso continuo
Organ reduction
Item no.: 237823
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 3 trombones ad lib.
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1670762
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 617264
O Come All Ye Faithful
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Score, Set of parts, 10 Choir scores
Item no.: 1560838
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 200113
on the Adagio from Sonata pathétique
D-flat major
Schott Archive
for: Voice (tenor), piano [organ]
Music score
Item no.: 356376
Theme and 1st Variation
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 736651
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 429526
for: 3 solo voices (SSA), women's choir (SA), organ
Score
Item no.: 432805
for: Singstimme (A/Ms), Orchester (2 Violinen, Viola, Violoncello / Kontrabass, Orgel)
Score
Item no.: 153332
for: SOLI GCH STR 2 HRN BC
Score
Item no.: 332268
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 663615
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 433020
Weihnachtsoratorium
Erstdruck
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ; 2 horns ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 630747
F-Dur
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Organ reduction
Item no.: 1653781
aus: Responsoria ad Matutinum in Nativitate Domini MH 639,3
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 670521
O du fröhliche
Edition Vieweg (Musikschätze vergangener Zeiten)
for: GCH (3) VL VC KLAV (ORG)
Choir score
Item no.: 334202
Heilge Nacht, auf Engelsschwingen nahst du
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 145712
in Nativitate Domini in nocte
Piano reduction
Item no.: 444945
15 jazzy duets for two trumpets, including three Christmas Carol arrangements
for: 2 trumpets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 642878
for: 4–5 trumpets, 2 horns [horn, trombone], 2–3 trombones, tuba; organ, timpani ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 597753
Christmas cantata HoWV II.13
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 654864
Kantate zum 1. Weihnachtsfesttag HoWV II.9
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 580415
Leichte Arrangements für Kinderensemble in variabler Besetzung
Children on Stage Bühne frei für Kinder!
for: Flexible ensemble (2 melodic instruments (C/B-flat), cello [double bass/bassoon], piano; percussion ad lib.)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 189617