“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: Voice (tenor), piano
Book
Item no.: 818111
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 820089
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 820080
for: Bläserquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819990
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 819970
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 819913
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 819904
for: Bläserquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819851
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 819795
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 819724
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 819715
for: Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 819710
for: 1 or 2 Voices and Accompaniment
Book
Item no.: 819647
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819063
for: Voice and 14 Saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819018
for: Percussion solo
Score
Item no.: 819015
for: Bläserquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 818976
for: 3 Trombones and Tuba
Score
Item no.: 818942
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 818937
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Book
Item no.: 818924
for: Accordion
Score
Item no.: 818919
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 818802
for: 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba and Percussion
Score
Item no.: 818735
for: Percussion Quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 818652
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 135427
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 101177
for: Organ
Score
Item no.: 100776
for: Tam-Tam
Score
Item no.: 313816
for: Tom-Toms
Score
Item no.: 313814
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 267461
for: Blockflöte
Score
Item no.: 267392
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1178056
for: Solfege
Book
Item no.: 1178048
for: Solfege
Book
Item no.: 1178047
for: Viola, piano
Book
Item no.: 820480
for: Brass ensemble; voice (soprano) ad lib.
Single part voice
Item no.: 820463
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 820388
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 820258
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 820246
for: Vocal Solo and Mixed Choir
Book
Item no.: 820236
for: 3 Clarinets In Bb
Score, Parts
Item no.: 820201
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 820104
for: Gitarrenduo
Book
Item no.: 238819
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 238805
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 238801
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 238791
for: Flute Duo
Book
Item no.: 238776
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 238751