“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
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 201520
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 201517
for: Orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 405215
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 201345
for: Flute, strings, harpsichord
Set of parts
Item no.: 132550
for: gleiche Stimmen (SMezA) mit 2 Solostimmen
Choir score
Item no.: 281040
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280884
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280810
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280796
for: Flute, 2 violins, basso continuo
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 246254
for: 2 Holzbläser (Flöten, Alt-Blockflöten oder Flöte und Oboe) und Streichorchester
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 190752
for: 2 Violinen und Violoncello (solistisch oder chorisch)
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 189117
for: Violin solo, string orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 173640
for: Viola und Streicher mit Cembalo; 2 Hörner ad libitum
Additional parts: strings
Item no.: 155800
for: 2 Trompeten in B und Streicher
Additional parts: strings
Item no.: 150018
for: Oboe und Streicher (Violine, Viola, Basso)
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 144083
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 138525
for: Concert band
Item no.: 1620519
for: 4 brass instruments
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1545476
for: 11 Instruments
Score
Item no.: 901163
Lyric book
Item no.: 199234
for: Mixed Choir and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1212300
for: Mixed Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1212198
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1211720
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1211519
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Double Bass [Piano]
Score
Item no.: 906292
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203290
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203270
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203231
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203224
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203046
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 202910
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202892
for: gemischter Chor (2 gleiche oder 4 gemischte Stimmen) mit Bläsern oder Orgel
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 202655
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202576
for: gemischter Chor unisono und Orgel / Blasorchester
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 202516
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202480
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202431
for: gemischter Chor (SSSSAAATTTBB)
Choir score
Item no.: 202371
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202363
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 202310
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [male choir (TTBB)], orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 202265
Lyric book
Item no.: 199334
Lyric book
Item no.: 199302
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 199247
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Sopran solo und Orchester
Lyric book
Item no.: 199245
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204257
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204235