“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: Piano, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 459299
for: Viola
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 443782
for: 2. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 443781
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 372726
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 372723
"Sparrow Mass"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 367062
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 342809
for: 2 violins, orchestra
Viola 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 336659
for: Baroque orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 313417
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 266296
for: 2 Blockflöten (SA) CD
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 161616
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 903220
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 902120
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 898245
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 896190
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 894948
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 891232
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888808
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 888366
for: Chor und Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 887145
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 880024
for: Organ
Item no.: 1619584
for: Guitar
Item no.: 1618298
Choir score
Item no.: 1618172
for: Piccolo-Flöte, 4 Flöten, Alt-Querflöte und Bass-Querflöte
Item no.: 1352134
for: 4 Flöten, Alt-Querflöte und Bass-Querflöte
Item no.: 1352091
for: Flöte, Klarinette, Horn und Klavier
Item no.: 1352059
for: Flute
Single part
Item no.: 1351920
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 890064
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888220
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 885305
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 883066
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 888380
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 888131
for: Violin
Ensemble score
Item no.: 877283
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625425
for: Piano
Item no.: 1625347
for: Piano
Item no.: 1625298
for: 2 pianos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1622784
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1619527
for: Piano
Item no.: 1618368
for: Chor und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 1112205
for: Voice, piano
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 563520
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1626394