“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: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1626844
for: Concert band
Direktion
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for: 2 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1626716
for: Chor und Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 882173
for: Choir
Choir score
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for: Concert band
Direktion
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for: Clarinet, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
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Score
Item no.: 897463
for: Violine, Viola, Violoncello, Kontrabass, Flöte, Klarinette, Fagott, Flöte, Horn, Oboe und Glockenspiel
Study score
Item no.: 891115
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1643086
Choir score
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Item no.: 863912
for: Alt-Saxophon und Tenor-Saxophon
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for: Violin
Music score
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Solostimme
Item no.: 1626643
for: 2 pianos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1626633
for: 2 trumpets, organ
Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1624934
for: Mezzo-Sopran, Klarinette, Violine, Violoncello und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1624818
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1619676
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 900221
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 897948
for: Concert band
Score
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: Concert band
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for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 891913
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 889657
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888408
for: Chor, Violine (opt.), Violoncello (opt.) und Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 887305
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1626959
Direktion
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 865411
for: Choir
Choir score
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for: Choir
Choir score
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for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 863777
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 863325
for: Violine, Viola, Violine (Tenor) und Violoncello
Score
Item no.: 862447
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 1565738
Study score
Item no.: 1622170
Study score
Item no.: 1622087
for: 2 Soprane, Alt, Tenor, Bass und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1626304