“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: String orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1493547
for: Concert band
Bass clarinet in B-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1490335
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360061
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360815
for: Lead Sheet
Item no.: 1360570
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 310886
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1361223
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1359360
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1359151
for: Soprano Voice, Mixed Choir [SATB] and Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 978888
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [organ]
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1016441
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1544245
"From the New World"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 693652
for: Guitar
Single part(n)
Item no.: 420275
for: STR (+ BC)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 186318
for: Flute, violin, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 779109
for: Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 779108
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1539296
for: 6 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023443
for: 2 cellos, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817336
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1617140
for: 2 violins, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 780525
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1621179
for: gemischter Chor (SAB) und Keyboard
Item no.: 1621171
for: Frauenchor (SSA) und Keyboard
Item no.: 1621153
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1621133
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 861566
for: gemischter Chor (SAB) und Keyboard
Item no.: 1620989
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Keyboard
Item no.: 1620941
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1620926
for: gemischter Chor (SATB), Trompete, Bass-Posaune, Pauke und Keyboard
Item no.: 1620921
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1620908
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1620856
for: gemischter Chor (SAB) und Keyboard
Item no.: 1620853
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Keyboard
Item no.: 1620754
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Item no.: 1620680
for: Flöte, 2 Violinen, 2 Violen, Violoncello und Kontrabass
Set of parts
Item no.: 1591980
for: gemischter CHor
Item no.: 861526
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 117427
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 117126
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 117078
for: Organ
Ensemble score
Item no.: 117059
for: Bariton solo, Flöte, Gitarre
Singpartitur, Spielpartitur
Item no.: 117042
for: Organ
Ensemble score
Item no.: 117036
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 117008
for: Chamber orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 879824
for: Chamber orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 877369
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 308646