“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: Violin, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 583743
for: Violin, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 583742
for: 1. Oboe, 2. Oboe
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 488100
Urtext based on newly found source
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Flute [oboe], orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 487578
for: Chamber orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 476478
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 460651
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 460650
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 369118
(Urtext)
for: Harp, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 364305
(Urtext)
for: Harp, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 364303
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332490
Ouverture
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 203961
for: Organ (manuals), baroque orchestra
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 192489
for Violoncello and Orchestra
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 179070
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), viola, theorbo
Score
Item no.: 146813
for: Männerchor: TTBB, Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn, Fagott
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 116164
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 115936
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 877630
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 877473
for: Alt-Blockflöten (2), Flöte
Stimme
Item no.: 874120
for: 3. Posaune, Cello
Stimme
Item no.: 872945
for: 2. Posaune
Stimme
Item no.: 872814
for: Violin
Stimme
Item no.: 871742
for: Flute, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 871720
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 870104
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 869517
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo
Choir score (Choir 1)
Item no.: 773512
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 645571
for: Piano 4 hands
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 617063
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht
Item no.: 616885
HWV 313 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 2 violins, 2 cellos, orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Violin 1 solo
Item no.: 580864
for: Baroque orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 557560
for: Baroque orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 484052
for: Baroque orchestra
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 484048
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 459230
for: Cello, Kontrabass
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 361984
(Urtext)
for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, basso continuo
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 331886
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht
Item no.: 329745
(Urtext)
for: 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 329331
(Urtext)
for: 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 329326
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht
Item no.: 326152
for: Baroque orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 223241
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 195590
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 195580
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1346499
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1136574
for: Children's choir, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1136573
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1106040