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.
Marianische Antiphon des Stundengebets (Komplet)
Erstdruck
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 697511
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 756000
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 479168
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 431090
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 420050
Galopp
Souvenir de St. Pétersbourg
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 281960
Meditation sur le 1er Prélude de J. S. Bach
for: Harp
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 615004
December from "The Seasons"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475030
from „Album for the Young“ op. 68, No. 38
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 780001
für 4stimm. gem. Chor, 2 Hörner, Streicher u. Orgel
for: GCH (SAB) ORG (+ 2 VL 2 HRN)
Score
Item no.: 144559
O Holy Night!
For solo piano (simplified)
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 317030
Kirchenoratorium
for: 6 soloists (SATTBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), the parish, children's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 148354
Hinshaw Concert
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 602849
for: Alt (Bariton) und Klavier
Item no.: 106040
Der Musikalische Salon Vol. 30
for: Streichquartett, Kontrabass (ad libitum)
Score, part
Item no.: 475264
for: Trumpet (B-flat), piano
Music score
Item no.: 751342
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 751174
for: Organ
Item no.: 1360640
"Schön ist's im Winter". Galopp
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 328344
Gallop
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 726115
for: Piano
Item no.: 1365855
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 647119
Galopp "Schön ist's im Winter"op. 57
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 300994
Galopp "Schön ist's im Winter"op. 57
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 300992
for: Blechbläserquartett
Book
Item no.: 938328
for: Hunting horn, organ
Item no.: 204414
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 488278
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
EMB Moments Musicaux for Violoncello 16
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 256532
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 356150
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 630064
Weihnachtskantate
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 237598
D 27
Organ reduction
Item no.: 151248
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 649924
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) (Frauenchor, Kinderchor) mit Soli (SSATBarB) und kleines Orchester
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 214698
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) (Frauenchor, Kinderchor) mit Soli (SSATBarB) und kleines Orchester
Chorstimme
Item no.: 214696
for: mittlere Singstimme und Klavier; Violine (Violoncello) ad libitum
Item no.: 356509
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 356506
for: Piano
Item no.: 486229
for: 2 Soprane (Sopran/Alt) und Orgel
Item no.: 1701272
for: 2–3 recorders
Item no.: 407664
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Organ reduction
Item no.: 620058
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
aus "Sechs religiöse Gesänge", op. 157 (Nr. 6)
for: Voice (low), organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 2411
Rhythm Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 919189
Edition Schott
for: Voice (medium), string quartet [string orchestra]
Score
Item no.: 756361
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4022
for choir (TTBB) and piano
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano [guitar, keyboard]
Score
Item no.: 2317