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.
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151429
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151426
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 162803
Complete Origional
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 163930
Musik Fuer Blaeser 12
for: 3 trombones
Item no.: 463334
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 163135
für 3 Violinen
for: 3 violins
3 single parts
Item no.: 163977
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 160635
for: Organ
Item no.: 173906
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 464999
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 165436
Operetten-Fantasie
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 168068
for: Guitar
Item no.: 160134
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass [cello]
Score
Item no.: 160036
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 156236
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 156040
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 174961
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 184191
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 474118
VorspielWWV 96
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 182902
for: Guitar
Item no.: 558742
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 180872
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 175429
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 182147
Walzerop. 333
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 182054
Walzerop. 325
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 180608
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 183857
for: SAX ENSEMBLE (SSSSAAAATTTTBARBARBAR)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 183574
aus der Oper "Undine"
for: SOPRAN ALT
Choir parts (Soprano, Alto)
Item no.: 429960
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430660
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 182444
Extrait Des Preludes Livre I
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 185353
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 185235
Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 185173
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 431667
Choir part Tenor 2
Item no.: 217993
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 217282
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 220882
for: Accordion orchestra
Item no.: 220740
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, Electronium
Item no.: 220737
A 3 voci miste con organo
for: Mixed choir (ATB), organ
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 275036
Urtext based on the new Beethoven Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 274852
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 273560
for: Violin, cello
Item no.: 273528
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557369
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557329
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557327
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 272641
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