The 19th century stands for industrialization, change and revolution throughout Europe, but also for the struggle for national identity and self-determination. Against the background of forced Germanization, and the suppression of an independent Czech culture in the German, Austrian, Hungarian region, composers such as Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák embodied Czech Romanticism in the music world. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful music by Czech romantic composers today.
The struggle for a true Czech national identity became the decisive engine driving change in Czech society and culture. Music proved to be an excellent instrument for expressing this new national movement, and was perfected by the most important representatives of Czech romanticism:
One of the greatest Czech nationalist composers Bedřich Smetana was actually born into a German family, and baptized “Friedrich”. As a young man he spoke only a little Czech. It was this ’German Czech’ who became the founder of Czech national music, and also the conductor of the Czech National Theater in Prague. The programmatic cycle of the symphonic poems “My Fatherland” with the movement Vltava is known to every schoolchild in the Czech Republic today.
Just as Smetana contributed to the formation of a national identity within the Czech region, Antonín Dvořák was also instrumental in the popularization of Czech music around Europe and further afield. Dvořák is arguably the most famous Czech composer of all time, and one of the few who became famous in Europe, Russia and the USA during his lifetime. Dvořák’s music is characterized by a combination of precise compositional craftsmanship and unique Slavic melodies. Dvořák’s Symphonies and symphonic poems are part of the core repertoire of all orchestras around the world today.
More influential yet lesser-known Czech romantic composers include Zdeněk Fibich and Josef Suk. Take a look at Piano Works by Zdeněk Fibich and Chamber Music by Josef Suk, which are real hidden gems.
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1122733
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 886375
for: 9 woodwinds
Set of parts
Item no.: 305372
Score
Item no.: 103853
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 103836
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 194671
for: Streichquartett und Kontrabass ad libitum
Score
Item no.: 1538922
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 884473
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1007363
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1007125
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 814469
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 155105
(Urtext)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 373532
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 372688
“From the New World”
Revised new edition of score and orchestral parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229078
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 658005
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1136685
for: Small wind band
Flugelhorn 1 in Bb (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1704013
Urtextausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1655130
für Orchester
Violine 2
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 678253
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144032
Violoncello
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 668427
Violine 2
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 668429
for: SAX QUARTETT (SATB)
STP ST
Item no.: 337279
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1020873
for: 2 Klaviere 12MS
Item no.: 556421
for: Piano
Item no.: 103955
for: Flute, guitar
Book
Item no.: 1191475
for: Piano
Music score (reprint)
Item no.: 634934
Klassik
for: String instrument
Music score
Item no.: 1110362
Arrangement for Soloists, Choir and Chamber Orchestra
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 642329
op. 39
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 747982
for: 3 clarinets (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 603141
für Soli, gemischten Chor und Orchester
Violine 2
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 675367
für Soli, gemischten Chor und Orchester
Violine 1
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 675366
aus: Legenden op. 59 Nr. 1-10
for: KLAR BAS (VC) KLAV
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 395465
op. 58
for: 4 Soli, gemischter Chor und Orchester
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 1539035
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 773345
for: String orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1646578
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201080
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344386
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 136674
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 344532
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 145981
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 302881
Poem Op. 41/IV/14, Stimmung Op. 41/IV/26
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1535099
für Streichorchester
Urtextausgabe
for: String orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 678715
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