The turn of the 19th century saw the dawn of Romanticism. This artistic and cultural movement was constantly striving for new ideas and new beginnings, during a particularly turbulent time in social, political and natural history. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the romantic masters and their works today.
The reason and order of the classical period were balanced out in the romantic period by emotion and imagination. The word romanticism is derived from the French literary terms roman and romantique. Programme music uses melodies and instrumental colours to tell a story, to take the listener on a musical journey. The most prominent of all program music is undoubtedly the symphonic poem, created, explored and developed by composers such as Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana.
Compared to the Classical Period, the melodies of the romantic period became less and less regular and symmetrical, and the harmony more and more chromatic and dissonant. As the romantic period progressed, the possibilities of traditional tonality became more and more exhausted, and the beginning of the 20th century saw the departure from classical structure and form, and the movement towards modern and contemporary classical music.
In order to broaden the sound palate which set the mood and atmosphere for the romantic period, new instruments began to appear in the orchestra, and voices began to be deployed, choirs and soloists began to be introduced into traditional instrumental works. Throughout the 19th century, the fashion was expansion, both in music for Symphony Orchestra and in Choral Music, the forces grew and grew, far beyond the imagination of any of the classical composers of the previous century.
In the 19th century, Opera flourished, be it Italian verismo, French "Grand Opera", or Wagner’s new world of music theatre. The most important opera composers of the 19th century were Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Jacques Offenbach, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
Edition Schultheiss
for: Voice (high), piano [organ]
Item no.: 311528
for: Salon orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 474475
From Christmas Oratorio
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317410
Item no.: 559095
Phoenix Music~Absolute Beginners Strings
for: String orchestra
Item no.: 429485
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 392287
Doppelausgabe der beiden berühmtesten Ave Maria-Vertonungen
for: Voice (medium), piano
Score
Item no.: 283341
Weihnachtskantate
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 237598
Choralkantate über "Luthers Weihnachtslied"
für 10 Blechbläser (4 Trp. Horn 3 Pos. Euph. Tuba Pauke ad lib.)
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts); timpani ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 622831
Bayrischalpenländische Lieder und Musizierstücke für die Adventsund Weihnachtszeit mit alten und neuen Weisen
for: Voice, flexible ensemble
Item no.: 407663
G
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1543698
Pour Solo De Soprano ou Tenor Et Orgue
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 314080
op. 168
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1632919
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1582945
Volgarizzata da Dante
Das Ave Maria eignet sich zum Musizieren im kleineren Rahmen.
for: Singstimme (S), Orchester (2 Violinen, Viola, 2 Violoncelli)
Score
Item no.: 374100
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339539
for: GES-H (S) (+ BL) 2 VL VC (KB) ORG
Score
Item no.: 188301
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 258414
EMB Moments Musicaux for Violoncello 16
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 256532
Hinshaw Concert
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 602849
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 630064
Vocal Solo
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 395229
Choral Large Works
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 317885
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 201398
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 338333
Kirchenoratorium
for: 6 soloists (SATTBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), the parish, children's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1656274
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 491186
O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 661169
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 697299
Choral
for: Solo S + Choir + piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317203
Leuckart-Reprint
for: GES-T (A/BAR) KLAV
[latein, englisch]
Item no.: 166358
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357136
Offertorium für die Weihnachtszeit
for: Chor (SATB und TTB) und Orchester
Choir score
Item no.: 738501
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150916
Kirchenoratorium
for: 6 soloists (SATTBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), the parish, children's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 148354
aus: Sechs zweistimmige Hymnen
for: Women's choir (SS), organ
Score
Item no.: 136552
for: 1–2 cellos; piano ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 1209331
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 649924
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 199968
aus: Sechs Marianische Hymnen
for: Voice (S/T), organ
Score
Item no.: 330689
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 616349
D 27
Organ reduction
Item no.: 151248
for: Bass recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291798
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291789
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291787
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1291786
Blasorchester
for: Voice, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 589241
Violin Solo
for: Violin, string orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 596868
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