“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: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 904566
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 897034
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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Arrangement for soli, choir (SST(A)TB) and organ
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SST(A)TB), organ
Score
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for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Flute, piano
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for: Flute
Score
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for: Latin percussion
Music score
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Flute, guitar
Book
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for: Saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Brass ensemble (8 voices)
Score, Parts
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for: Drum Set and Piano
Book
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for: Alto saxophone, piano
Book
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Flute
Score
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for: Harfe
Score
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for: Guitar
Score
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Piano
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for: Alto- or Tenor Saxophone and Piano
Book
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for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Trumpet, piano
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for: Trombone, piano
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for: Flute, piano
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for: Trombone, piano
Score
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for: Trumpet
Score
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for: Saxophone
Music score
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for: Saxophone, piano
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for: Saxophone E-Flat and Piano
Book
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for: Saxophone E-Flat and Piano
Book
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for: Saxophone E-Flat and Piano
Book
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for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 240345
for: Alto saxophone, strings
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 240326
for: Bb Saxophone
Book
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for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra
Score
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for: Saxophone
Music score
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for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
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for: Saxophone
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for: Organ
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for: Organ
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for: Organ
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for: Organ
Score
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for: Organ
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for: Organ
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for: Piano
Music score
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