“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: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 863325
for: Violine, Viola, Violine (Tenor) und Violoncello
Score
Item no.: 862447
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 1565738
Study score
Item no.: 1622170
Study score
Item no.: 1622087
for: 2 Soprane, Alt, Tenor, Bass und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1626304
for: Frauenstimme, Chor und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 1626252
for: Chor und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1626231
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1626087
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625886
for: Piano
Solostimme
Item no.: 883818
for: Piano
Item no.: 483759
Choir score
Item no.: 1628317
for: Chor und Keyboard
Item no.: 864543
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 903000
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 900768
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 899459
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 898477
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 894767
for: Concert band
Direktion
Item no.: 890808
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1628167
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1628107
for: Männerchor und Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 1628033
for: Concert band
Direktion
Item no.: 901878
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 863513
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 901454
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 895606
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 885654
for: Flute, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 208432
Choir score
Item no.: 1625754
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625704
Choir score
Item no.: 1625630
for: 3 Stimmen
Choir score
Item no.: 1625623
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625565
for: Chor und Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 1625458
Choir score
Item no.: 1625448
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1627329
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 871029
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 867782
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 867282
for: Concert band
Direktion
Item no.: 1623007
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623002
for: Organ
Solostimme
Item no.: 1618332
for: Violoncello, Klavier und Percussion
Score
Item no.: 1623601