“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.
Excerpts from the Operatic and Concert Repertoire. Violin I (Tutti) and Violin II
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 353889
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 468438
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 294004
"When at night I go to sleep" from "Hansel and Gretel"
for: Sopran, Mezzo-Sopran und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 738103
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116456
Music Of Our Time
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 352472
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409803
for organ solo arranged
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 602555
for: Flute, piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 614927
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 205443
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 283724
for: Oboe, violin, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 116562
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607224
Edition Schott
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 755325
Schott Archive
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 781740
für Pianoforte, Klarinette (oder Violine) und Horn (oder Viola)
for: Clarinet [violin], horn [viola], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 495590
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 228645
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113494
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 586170
original version 1878
Anton Bruckner Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409802
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 344954
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 369296
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 130180
for: Bassoon, piano
Item no.: 205842
(The Book)
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 750242
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1272453
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 626236
for: GES-M (MEZZ) 4 SCHLAGZ
Study score
Item no.: 170854
for: 2 bassoons [cellos], piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 684748
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 385491
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128212
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1753
A Selection
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582646
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 108932
for: 2 solo voices (MezBar), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ; trumpet, harp, kettle drums ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 301278
with marked and unmarked string parts
Fingering and bowing for Violin: Wolfgang Schneiderhan
for: Violin
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401335
The Requiem, completed by Franz Xaver Süßmayr, in its traditional form
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116413
for: Trumpet, piano
Item no.: 275246
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 494369
Complete edition of the shorter sacred music for choir and ensembles
Musique sacrée française
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 425526
Second Version (1878) with the 1880 Finale
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 409801
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 295238
for: Piano
Item no.: 577598
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 658682
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 677770
with marked and unmarked string parts
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 141769
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 601765
Transcriptions for piano four hands
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 563496