“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: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Guitar Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 478390
Book
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
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for: Klavierbegleitung
Book
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
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Book
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Book
Item no.: 1212763
for: SSAATB
Piano reduction
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1213268
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 240954
for: Violin
Music score
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for: Violin
Music score
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 240936
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Violin, piano
Score
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for: Violin, piano
Score
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for: Violin, piano
Score
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for: Trumpet, piano
Score
Item no.: 240611
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 240570
for: Trumpet In C or B-Flat and Piano
Book
Item no.: 240516
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 239650
for: 2 Saxophones E-Flat
Book
Item no.: 819451
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819425
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 819271
for: Chamber ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819202
for: Solfege
Book
Item no.: 819073
for: Quartet
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 890563
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 412309
for: Solfege
Book
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for: Trombone, piano
Score
Item no.: 817972
for: Men's Voices
Choir score
Item no.: 644549
for: Piano 4 hands
Book
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for: Trio
Set of parts
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for: Brass ensemble
Score, Parts
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for: Snare Drum, Cymbal and Piano
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Guitar, 3 Violins and Cello
Score, Parts
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for: 2 Violins and Basso Continuo
Score, Parts
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for: Voice (tenor), piano
Book
Item no.: 818111
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 820089
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 820080
for: Bläserquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819990