“Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen, Danish Author
What do we mean by “Classical Music”? There are classics in every artistic discipline, and music is no exception. Here at Stretta, you can find sheet music and scores from all periods of music history, and all musical forms! If you would like to know more about the meaning and origin of the term “Classical Music”, click here:
The term classical music, in a broader sense, separates what is often called “Serious Music” from Music for Entertainment and Folk Music . Classical music encompasses all periods of modern history, driven by Western composers from the Medieval Period, through the Baroque and Romantic Periods, to the modern classical music of today.
In a more narrow sense, The Classical Period means the historical period of classical music from around 1750 to 1800. It was a long period of musical development, from “Pre-Classical”, to “ Musical Sensibility”, through to “Music of the Enlightenment”. Baroque tonality continued to develop and transform, and became more complex, perfectly demonstrated through the music of the three“ Viennese Classics” Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. There was a departure from figured bass and counterpoint, and a move towards clearly defined melody and accompaniment. Many important musical works, such as the symphony and the string quartet developed, and really came into their own in the classical period, and classical music itself also began to be more and more accessible, moving out of the court and church, and into the public eye.
In Ancient Rome, the term “classicus” was reserved for a citizen in the highest tax bracket. In a figurative sense, something exemplary or immaculate is called ’classic’, a good literary example being the ’Weimar Classics’ of Schiller and Goethe. One of the highest of accolades, being named a ’classic’, is almost always awarded posthumously, an artist is very rarely referred to as a ’classic’ during their lifetime.
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Double bass (orchestral part)
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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Cello (orchestral part)
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from the "Eight symphonies"
Dilletto Musicale
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Single part Organ
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Single part Organ
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Single part Organ
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Single part Organ
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Cello (orchestral part)
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Single part 2
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Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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Single part Accordion 4
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Single part Accordion 2
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Double bass (orchestral part)
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Single part 2
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Viola (orchestral part)
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Single part Bass instrument 1
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Single part Bass instrument 1
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for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
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Stuttgarter Schütz-Edition Volume 12
29 motets for 5 to 7 voices and basso continuo (SWV 369–397)
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Single part Basso continuo
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 432521
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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Viola 2 (orchestral part)
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for: Violin, piano
Single part (Violin solo)
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Single part Violin 2
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Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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for: Viola, cello, string orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
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Viola (orchestral part)
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for: Oboe, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 493067
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 458405
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1557645
for: 4 recorders (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single part Cello/Double bass
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Single part Double bass
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Single part Violin 1
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Single part Viola
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Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Single part Harpsichord
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