“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: Viola, piano
Item no.: 613316
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 298948
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 444561
for: Baroque orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 484046
for: Treble recorder
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 630646
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116572
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 415865
for: Violin, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 464066
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 169640
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Viola da gamba [cello], basso continuo
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298884
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 109331
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582644
for: Oboe [flute/clarinet (B-flat)/violin], cello [viola/bassoon/clarinet (B-flat)], piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5249
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 341454
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 291867
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401460
for: 3 treble recorders [violins], basso continuo
Sheet music
Item no.: 2064
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 278160
with marked and unmarked string part
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 664646
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 636364
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 155799
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 158354
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 678307
für zwei Violinen, Viola, Violoncello, Kontrabass und Klavier
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675547
Maders Kleine Musikbibliothek
for: Flute, viola, guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 551038
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1317297
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 152781
for: Cello, basso continuo
Item no.: 604181
for: Oboe, piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 641708
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1349755
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 583369
for: 2 saxophones (AT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 348466
for: Violin, horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 133706
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 100751
Impromptu
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 761499
A lullaby to awaken you?
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 755784
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 283745
for: Double bass, piano
Book
Item no.: 164474
Musique de brasserie
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 748393
for: Organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]
Music score
Item no.: 255852
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Item no.: 195145
for: Tuba [bass trombone]
Music score
Item no.: 101289
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 206127
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Guitar, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392542
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 773482
(from Préludes, Op. 28, No. 15)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 741369
for: Drum kit
Music score
Item no.: 443521
for: Symphonic orchestra
Piano part for conductor, Parts
Item no.: 309033