“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: Sopran, Flöte und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 735564
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 418417
for violin solo
for: Violin
Single edition
Item no.: 750766
aus "Die Tänzerin Fanny Elssler"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 746712
Book 1: Eight Romantic-Style Solos
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 689650
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1046592
for: Flöte (Violine, Oboe), Cembalo
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640052
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 578986
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 184126
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 609825
for: Trumpet, piano
Item no.: 275246
March upon Handel's "Lift up your Heads"
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 748776
for: 2 cellos
Item no.: 200321
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 100879
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 177587
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1479048
for: Flute, clarinet (B-flat), piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2171
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 551447
für Gitarre (z.T. mit Gesang/Vokalisen ohne Text)
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 672766
for: Voice (bass), basso continuo
Sheet music
Item no.: 2785
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1025078
for 16 Wind instruments
for: Wind ensemble
Conductor score
Item no.: 766662
National Edition – Miniature Edition
for: Piano
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684793
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 670070
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 661572
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 158582
with marked and unmarked string parts
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 141769
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 558187
for: Clarinet, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 796372
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 401161
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 197999
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 369691
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 369654
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 373489
for: Flute, guitar
Item no.: 130588
for Cello and Orchestra
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 433749
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 359630
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 174958
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 693404
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 694438
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 325466
"Jupiter Symphony"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116448
for: 3 soloists (SSA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 579886
Transcriptions for piano four hands
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 563496
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 494369
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 113526
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 476473
Edition without Fingering
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 664059