“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
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 197961
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 482911
Earliest Organ Music (ca. 1330 - 1448)
Diletto Musicale - Doblingers Reihe alter Musik
for: Organ (manuals)
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 282728
for: Piano 4 hands
Sheet music
Item no.: 1561074
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 108816
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026337
for: Piano
Book
Item no.: 224861
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 617570
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197517
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 419549
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 357800
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116686
for Violoncello and Orchestra
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, orchestra
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 421857
for: Piano, Cornet
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1612255
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 458816
for: Cello
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 1355893
for: Recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 180656
for: Organ
Study book
Item no.: 293430
Piano Adventures
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 662560
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1042993
for: Voice (high), violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 697326
Collection of important passages from opera and concert literature
for: Timpani [percussion]
Music score
Item no.: 353893
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 689641
Repertoire Collection
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score (anthology), Audio-CD
Item no.: 665350
The Original Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 770308
for: Harpsichord
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 580927
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1612455
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 137400
Urtext
for: Piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401375
for: Violin
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1343152
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 601583
for: Piano
Songbook
Item no.: 160083
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 669727
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260778
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 330404
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 697309
for: Voice (alto/counter tenor), organ
Book and music score
Item no.: 364791
Complete Edition (Parts I-IV)
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 607291
High Voice
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 564550
for: Violin
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 1634240
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ [piano]
Score
Item no.: 371561
for: Piano
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 779477
for: Mixed choir (SATB), brass winds, kettle drums, organ [orchestra]
Score
Item no.: 465767
Work book (educational book)
Item no.: 477210
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 216168
for: 1–2 violins
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 171313
for: Voice [choir]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 475518
His most beautiful piano pieces in a collection
Schirmer Performance Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 682566