“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: Clarinet, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1211512
for: Flute, Harp and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1211491
for: 2 Voices and Piano
Book
Item no.: 900801
for: Soprano, Tenor and Orchestra [String Orchestra]
Piano reduction
Item no.: 900228
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Book
Item no.: 332902
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Single part Clarinet
Item no.: 303077
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 296344
for: Instrumental
CD-ROM
Item no.: 268936
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1212274
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1211992
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211717
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1211664
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1211561
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1211513
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 911149
for: High Vocal and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 909223
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 909033
for: Soloists [SMezA] and Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 904133
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 904091
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1211765
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211764
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1211746
for: Brass ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1211743
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1211711
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211710
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 190196
for: Double bass, orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 344791
for: Sprecher und Orchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 353730
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 400895
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 205033
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204996
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204939
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204895
for: Männerchor (TTBB), 2 Trompeten, 2 Posaunen, Orgel oder Holzbläser und Streicher ad libitum
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 204882
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204870
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204852
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204757
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204726
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204671
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204583
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Score
Item no.: 204574
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 204504
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204457
for: gemischter Chor (und Instrumente)
Choir score
Item no.: 204399
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204391
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204377
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 204363
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204361