“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: Accordion
Single part(n)
Item no.: 297908
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 559455
for: Piano
Item no.: 107906
for: Piano
Item no.: 107896
for: Violoncello (Tenor-Saxophon) und Orchester
Single part Viola
Item no.: 107873
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 400861
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1632839
for: Voice, guitar
Score
Item no.: 394218
for: Kleiner Men's Choir [TB] and Mixed Choir [SATB]
Choir score
Item no.: 184112
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1148639
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 392470
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392458
for: 4 violins, strings, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 392384
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392334
for: Mixed Choir [SSAt] and Instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 1149241
for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1149171
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1148747
for: Mixed Choir or Men's Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1148612
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1148501
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1105710
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1105656
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1544757
for: Guitar
Single part(n)
Item no.: 393783
for: 4 Saxophone
Item no.: 1586358
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1148953
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
String parts (3/3/2/3)
Item no.: 681854
for: Flöte Oboe, Streicher, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 409365
for: FL OB SOLO
Set of parts, Solo part
Item no.: 156444
for: Blockflöten-Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1586225
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1200483
for: Trompeten (3), Hörner (2), Posaunen (3), Tuba
Set of parts
Item no.: 1200164
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1199888
for: Streicher, Basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1199421
for: Flute, clarinet (A), 2 violins, viola, cello/double bass; 2 horns (D) ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 745654
Single part (Flute solo)
Item no.: 495154
for: 4 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586432
for: Flöte, Klarinette, Pauke, Klavier, Streicher
Set of parts
Item no.: 1199825
for: Percussion ensemble
Ensemble score
Item no.: 352949
for: Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 352877
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) a cappella oder mit Flöte und Klavier ad libitum
Partitur
Item no.: 352762
for: Sopran-solo, Bass-solo, gemischter Chor und Orchester
Set of parts
Item no.: 352721
for: Orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 334680
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 375335
for: TBarB
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 911053
for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 906094
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 901173
for: Choir Unison and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 890480