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Classical Modernism – Sheet Music & Scores

The classical modern period, 1900-1945, saw a great deal of cultural change, and many different composers helped shape the musical landscape of the early 20th century. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Classical Modern Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of classical modernism with Stretta Music today

Post-War Change

The horrors of World War I brought about such a shift in perspective, that art would never be the same again. The cultural and social changes that had already begun at the end of the 19th century led to new prospects, which were mirrored and expressed through various innovative artistic movements, them sum of which is called Classic Modernism.

Beyond Tonality

During the 20th century, the boundaries of tonality were stretched so far that one could no longer speak of tonal music. The most striking examples of this are polytonality, employed by composers like Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, and Charles Ives, and to an even greater extent serialism, the twelve-tone music of Arnold Schönberg and his students.

Return to Folk

The rise of nationalism in the late 19th century sparked a great interest in rediscovering folk music. New technical developments, such as the invention of the phonograph, also made it easier to document and collect folk music. Great folk Pioneers were the Romanian composer Béla Bartók, the Czech composer Leo Janáček, the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, and the Australian-American composer Percy Grainger.

This development led to a new idiom within classical music, both melodically and rhythmically. Good examples of the integration of folklore into classical modern music are the melodies from Janáček’s Jenufa, which are based on the rhythm and intonation of the Czech language, and Bartók’s Second Violin Rhapsody.

Expressionism & Serialism

Expressionists aimed to capture true emotions without glossing over them. Above all, they looked at the subjective inner world, in contrast to the outer world, and left all traditional ideals of beauty behind.

Expressionist music is characterised by dissonance, extreme dynamics and great contrasts in colour, pitch and effect. In music, expressionism is generally associated with the Second Viennese School, founded by Arnold Schönberg and his students Anton Webern and Alban Berg, and the dodecaphonic, twelve-tone technique they used, known as serialism.

Examples of expressionist music include Schönberg’s Erwartung, 1909, and Berg’s Wozzeck, 1922.

Neoclassicism

Another classical modern departure from the ideals of the Romantic Period was to draw on forms and tropes of the Baroque Period and the Classical Period. This was expressed in the use of traditional musical forms, as in Martinů’s Concerto da Camara, 1937, the use of traditional instrumentation, as in Manuel de Falla’s Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Cello, 1926, and also in the use of thematic material from the 18th and 19th centuries, such as in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, 1920.

Important Classical Modern Composers

M. Castelnuovo-Tedes: Romancero Gitano op. 15, GchGit (Chpa)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Romancero Gitano op. 152

for: Mixed choir (SATB), guitar

Choir score

Item no.: 428581

18.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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S. Rachmaninow: Sonata, Opus19 for Cello , VcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sonata, Opus19 for Cello and Piano

for: Cello, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 1591211

19.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
O. Rieding: Concerto h-Moll op. 35, VlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Oskar Rieding

Concerto h-Moll op. 35

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 199422

9.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
P. Casals: Veu i piano 2, GesKlav
Pablo Casals

Veu i piano 2

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 611530

22.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
J. Turina: Turina: Vocalizaciones Op.74 (Bu)
Joaquín Turina

Turina: Vocalizaciones Op.74

for: Piano, Voice

Book

Item no.: 324676

16.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
S. Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 op. 24, GesSOrch (KA)
Samuel Barber

Knoxville: Summer of 1915 op. 24

for: Voice (soprano), orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 395252

16.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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J. Ibert: Choral For Organ, Org (Part)
Jacques Ibert

Choral For Organ

for: Organ

Score

Item no.: 364326

21.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
L. Bernstein: Two Love Songs, GesHKlav
Leonard Bernstein

Two Love Songs

for: Voice (high), piano

Music score

Item no.: 466139

11.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
G. Puccini: La Bohème - Libretto (Txtb)
Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica

La Bohème – Libretto

Lyric book

Item no.: 318291

9.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
J.D. Kern: All the things you are, Klav (+CD)

Track 1

Jerome David Kern

All the things you are

(Teaching material)

for: Piano

Music lesson book, playback-CD

Item no.: 578111

18.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
B. Bartók: Mikrokosmos Vol. 5, Klav
Béla Bartók

Mikrokosmos Vol. 5

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 646478

15.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
B. Britten: Acht Folk Song Arrangements, GesHrf
Benjamin Britten

Eight Folk Song Arrangements

for high voice and harp

for: Voice, harp

Music score

Item no.: 120668

15.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
B. Martin_: Nipponari H 68a, GesHKlav
Bohuslav Martinů

Nipponari H 68a

for: Voice (high), piano

Music score

Item no.: 635623

27.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
E.v. Dohnányi: Ruralia Hungarica op. 32c, VlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Ernst von Dohnányi

Ruralia Hungarica op. 32c

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 255023

14.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
K. Weill: Kurt Weill Songs, GesKlav
Kurt Weill

Kurt Weill Songs

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 223380

35.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
P. Taffanel: Méthode Complète de Flûte 2, Fl
Paul Taffanel, Philippe Gaubert

Méthode Complète de Flûte 2

for: Flute

Music lesson book

Item no.: 101079

21.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
DL: P. Grainger: British Folk-Music Settings
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Percy Grainger, Grainger, George Percy Aldridge

British Folk-Music Settings

No. 5 Irish Tune from County Derry

for: gemischter Chor (SATBarBarB)

Chorpartitur mit unterlegter Klavierstimme zum Üben

Item no.: 748772

5.99  €incl. VAT
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DL: G. Puccini: Nessun Dorma, Klav
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Giacomo Puccini

Nessun Dorma

from Turandot

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 1341213

2.99  €incl. VAT
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H. Wolf: Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo, GesTiKlav
Hugo Wolf

Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo

Mit Revisionsbericht
Hugo Wolf Kritische Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)

for: Voice (low), piano

Music score

Item no.: 475685

24.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
L. Boulanger: Quatre Chants, GesKlav
Lili Boulanger

Four Songs

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 151427

15.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
R. Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge, GsTKlv;4Str (Klavpa)
Ralph Vaughan Williams

On Wenlock Edge

A cylce of six songs

for: Voice (tenor), piano; 2 violins, viola, cello ad lib.

Piano score

Item no.: 635297

25.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
P. Taffanel: Méthode Complète de Flûte 1, Fl
Paul Taffanel, Philippe Gaubert

Méthode Complète de Flûte 1

for: Flute

Music lesson book

Item no.: 101078

21.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
B. Britten: Collected Songs - High voice, GesHKlav
Benjamin Britten

Collected Songs – High voice

for: Voice (high), piano

Music score

Item no.: 625885

35.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
F. Poulenc: Sextuor (Pa+St)
Francis Poulenc

Sextuor

for: Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and French Horn

Score, Parts

Item no.: 325716

37.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
A. Berg: Wozzeck, GesGchKchOrc (Stp)
Alban Berg

Wozzeck

for: Soloists, mixed choir, children's choir, orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 112895

84.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
O. _ev_ík: 40 Variationen op. 3, Viol
Otakar Ševčík

40 Variations op. 3

for: Violin

Music score

Item no.: 199441

9.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
J.S. Sagreras: Gitarrenübungen 1-3, Git
Julio Salvador Sagreras

Guitar Lessons 1-3

for: Classical guitar

Music lesson book

Item no.: 132129

39.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
R. Hahn: Pieces For Cello, VcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Reynaldo Hahn

Pieces For Cello

for: Cello, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 818200

19.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
I. Gurney: Four Songs for voice and string or, GesStr (Part)
Ivor Gurney

Four Songs for voice and string orchestra

for: Voice, strings

Score

Item no.: 665865

20.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
E. Bozza: Duettino For Two Bassoons, 2Fag (Sppa)
Eugène Bozza

Duettino For Two Bassoons

for: 2 bassoons

Ensemble score

Item no.: 266853

20.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
E. Bozza: L'Étoile Du Soir For 3 Female Voices, FchKlav (Bu)
Eugène Bozza

L'Étoile Du Soir For 3 Female Voices And Piano

for: Women's choir (SSA), piano

Book

Item no.: 818500

18.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
B. Martin_: Feldmesse H 279, GsBrMch4 (Stp)
Bohuslav Martinů

Field Mass H 279

for: Soloist (baritone), male choir (TTBB), chamber ensemble

Study score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 769233

18.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
P. Gaubert: Sicilienne for Flute and Piano, FlKlav (Bu)
Philippe Gaubert

Sicilienne for Flute and Piano

for: Flute, piano

Book

Item no.: 136440

15.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J. Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 Op. 104, Orch (Stp)
Jean Sibelius

Symphony No. 6 Op. 104

for: Orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 325813

33.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
R. Pracht: Neue Bratsche-Etüden 3 op. 15, Va
Robert Pracht

Neue Bratsche–Etüden 3 op. 15

for: Viola

Music score

Item no.: 473428

19.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
DL: P. Grainger: There was a pig went out to dig (Chpa)
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Percy Grainger, Grainger, George Percy Aldridge

There was a pig went out to dig

"Chrisimas Day in the morning"

for: Frauenchor oder Kinderchor (SSAA) oder 4 solo Singstimmen

Choir score

Item no.: 755312

7.99  €incl. VAT
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DL: P. Mascagni: Easter Hymn from 'Cavalleria Ru, GesKlavGit
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Pietro Mascagni, Guido Menasci, Guido Menasci, Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Pietro Mascagni

Easter Hymn from 'Cavalleria Rusticana'

for: Voice, piano [guitar]

Piano/Vocal

Item no.: 1026408

4.80  €incl. VAT
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E. Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, GsGchOrch (KA)
Engelbert Humperdinck

Hänsel und Gretel

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 353999

37.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J. Andersen: 24 Etudes, Op. 15, Fl
Joachim Andersen

24 Etudes, Op. 15

for: Flute

Music score

Item no.: 395364

16.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
Z. Kodály: Ungarische Volksmusik, GesHKlav
Zoltán Kodály

Ungarische Volksmusik

for: Voice (high), piano

Music score

Item no.: 328827

33.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–10 working days (de)
O. _ev_ík: Lagenwechsel und Tonleiter-Vorstudien op. 8, Viol
Otakar Ševčík

Changes of Position and Preparatory Scale Studies op. 8

for: Violin

Music score

Item no.: 635981

8.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
I. Strawinsky: Oedipus Rex, SprGesMchOrc (KA)
Igor Strawinsky

Oedipus Rex

for: Narrator, soloists, male choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 198784

45.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
S. Barber: A Hand of Bridge op. 35, 4GesKlav (KA)
Samuel Barber

A Hand of Bridge op. 35

for: 4 voices, piano

Piano reduction

Item no.: 313921

23.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
DL: S. Adams: The Holy City, GesMHKlav
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Stephen Adams

The Holy City

for: Voice (medium/high), piano

Sheet music

Item no.: 2982

3.50  €incl. VAT
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H. Wolf: Gedichte von Joseph von Eichendorff 1886-1, GesKlav
Hugo Wolf

Gedichte von Joseph von Eichendorff 1886-1888

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 227646

47.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
B. Britten: The Rape of Lucrezia op.37, GsGchOrch (KA)
Benjamin Britten

The Rape of Lucrezia op.37

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 619362

115.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
A. Schönberg: Moses und Aron, GsGchOrch (KA)
Arnold Schoenberg

Moses und Aron

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 351745

75.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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H. Wolf: Lieder nach verschiedenen Dichtern 1877-18, GesKlav
Hugo Wolf

Lieder nach verschiedenen Dichtern 1877-1897

for: Voice, piano

Music score

Item no.: 212229

51.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
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