“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: 2 violins, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5318
for: Flute, guitar
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5293
for: Cornet [trumpet (C/B-flat)], 3 trombones (ATB)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5274
for: 2 violins, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5264
for: 2 flutes [descant recorders, oboes]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 5203
for: Piano
Sheet music, audio file
Item no.: 5176
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 5160
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 5124
for: Soloist (bass), male choir (TTBB), organ
Organ reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 5010
for: 2 trumpets
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4989
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4987
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4963
for: Voice (low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4962
for: Piano 4 hands
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4933
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 4924
for: 2 voices (SS), basso continuo
Sheet music
Item no.: 4914
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Piano reduction, solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4873
for: Clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 4838
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4816
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4815
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 4761
for: Mixed choir (SSATTB), basso continuo
Sheet music
Item no.: 4731
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4700
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4693
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4687
for: Organ (manuals) [harpsichord]
Sheet music
Item no.: 4682
for: Violin [flute/oboe], basso continuo
Score, parts, audio files
Item no.: 4630
for: Viola
Sheet music
Item no.: 4607
for: Organ [harpsichord]
Sheet music
Item no.: 4590
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4586
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4573
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4567
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 946976
from the Paris Conservatoire repertoire
for: Viola, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 759000
from the Paris Conservatoire repertoire
for: Viola, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 740162
Overture
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724328
for: Violin, piano
Score, solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 5353
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1332
for: 4 violins
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1314
for: 2 solo voices (SS), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, cello, violone, organ
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1261
for: Violin, viola
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1245
for: Trumpet (C), organ
Score, part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1139
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1132
for: Mixed choir (SSAB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1130
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1128
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1115
for: Cello
Sheet music
Item no.: 1108
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1048