“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 (baritone), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1379
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 612351
Edition for Violoncello and Piano
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
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for: Flute
Music score
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for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 228730
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 630406
for: Voice (medium), piano
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Item no.: 120680
authentic alternative flute part (instead of violin) available separately as HN 1297
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 776879
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 279215
for: Flute, piano
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for: Drum kit
Music score
Item no.: 554340
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 313385
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116798
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 154233
for: 2 solo voices (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 123406
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 160619
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116769
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 100752
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 273247
Starry Sky Cycle No. 1
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 344569
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 342706
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 390209
for: Piano
Item no.: 101384
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 624261
for: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (quintet)
Score
Item no.: 228501
for: Harpsichord
Score
Item no.: 276211
for: Voice (low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1771
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 411283
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 300314
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 605430
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 743254
for organ solo arranged
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 602555
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1670903
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 622436
Score
Item no.: 381861
Series: Richard Strauss Works – Critical Edition (RSW) 5
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 773524
for: Clarinet, piano
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 655463
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1541437
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 603656
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 108917
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 487840
for: Mezzo-Soprano or Baritone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 169729
for: 4 cellos
Set of parts
Item no.: 190253
Complete Organ Works 1
Edited from the autographs and first editions
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 125099
for: Flute, piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 614927
for: Oboe, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 209176
for: Descant recorder
Sheet music
Item no.: 1452
for Double Bass Solo
for: Double bass
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 464268