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: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 333579
ChorSolo part(s)
Item no.: 333555
für 2 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester
for: 2 solo voices (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 342970
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 338382
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 361057
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Item no.: 303448
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 383275
for: Piano
Item no.: 378613
Motette für 8-stimmigen gemischten Doppelchor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 381281
für gemischten Chor
Ausgabe mit englischem Text
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 380910
für gemischten Chor
Ausgabe mit englischem Text
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 380896
10 Madrigale für gemischten Chor a cappella
Teil I op. 50A: "Sing, schweres Herz, es ist Tag" / Teil II op. 50B: "Küsten der Finsternis, darüber die Feuer der Sterne"
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 380049
Per Flauto O Violino e Chitarra
for: Flute, guitar
Score
Item no.: 833472
Klassik
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 977448
for: Small Symphonic Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 456184
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: SSAA + accompaniment
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 191861
for: Violin, string orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623179
for: Violin, string orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623177
Oratorium
Urtext - Neuausgabe nach den Quellen
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 656434
WAB 28
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 467949
Flexiband
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 121051
for: Accordion
Set of parts
Item no.: 1632305
From Beethoven's Symphony No. 7
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1109215
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1109134
for: Flute, chamber orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1013057
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 968957
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 968772
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Book
Item no.: 939307
for: Opera
Set of parts
Item no.: 940329
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 930196
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 388289
für Klavier
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 384105
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 387674
Konzertwerk
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 947972
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 843074
43 geistliche Werke für Männer- und gemischten Chor, u.a. mehrere Erstveröffentlichungen
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1031398
Klassik
for: Choral
Choir score
Item no.: 835254
for: Woodwind ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 837836
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