“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.
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet [2 flutes, clarinet]
Ensemble score
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for: Piano
Music lesson book
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for: Voice, piano
Music score, online audio
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for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score (Urtext edition)
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for: Oboe [flute], piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Piano
Music lesson book
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for: Clarinet
Music score
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for: Piano
Music lesson book
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for: Violin
Music score
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for: Flute
Music score (spiral binding), online playback
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for: 2 soloists (boy soprano, mezzo-soprano), mixed choir (SATB), trumpet, string orchestra, latin percussion
Score, Parts
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Pre-elementary level
for: Piano
Music lesson book
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50 Popular Classics in Easy Arrangements
for: Violin, piano
Music score, online playback
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for: Clarinet (B-flat)
Music lesson book
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for: Piano
Music score
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Easiest Piano Pieces by W.A. Mozart
Easy Composer Series
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Harpsichord
Music lesson book
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for: 8 voices (SSAATTBB), organ, bass; mixed choir (SSATTB), 6 melody instruments colla parte ad lib.
Score
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for: Flute
Music lesson book
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for: Piano
Music lesson book
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for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
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for: Viola
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 490764
Choralia
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 131709
Klassik
for: Soprano, String Quartet and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1192506
Gabrieli, Frescobaldi and others
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 635421
Bass Clarinet
for: Big Band and Concert Band
Buch
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano Six Hands
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Voice (bass), piano
Music score (anthology)
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for: Viola
Buch + CD
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32 pieces to play in fourth and fifth position
for: Viola
Music score, online playback
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Piano Music for Six Hands
for: Piano 6 hands
Piano score
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for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score
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for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 239521
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part tenor)
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for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 155161
A New Critical Edition
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 738575
for voice and piano or harpsichord
for: mittlere Stimme und Klavier oder Cembalo
Piano reduction
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Edition Schott
for: Gesang, Flöte, Violine, Violoncello und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 755191
for: Piano, Oboe
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612319
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612123
10 Really Easy Piano Pieces with Really Silly Lyrics
for: Piano
Piano score
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for: Voice (low), piano
Piano/Vocal
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for: Guitar
Music score
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