“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: Voice
Music score
Item no.: 376690
for: Classical guitar [electric guitar]
Music lesson book (with standard notation and tabs, anthology), Play-along CD 1
Item no.: 771272
for: Bass guitar
Lesson book (with standard notation and tabs), Demo CD
Item no.: 767076
Dutch
for: Piano
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 552458
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 773354
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 772432
for: Voice (melody instrument]
Music score
Item no.: 767453
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 765586
for: Choir
Teachers book
Item no.: 765490
for: Choir
Students book
Item no.: 765482
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 765478
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1031503
for: Oboe [cor anglais]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 681647
Music lesson book
Item no.: 616840
for: Snare drum
Music lesson book
Item no.: 771592
for: Piano [keyboard/guitar]; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 771108
for: Tuba
Music lesson book
Item no.: 130661
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 658418
for: Voice
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 764487
Music lesson book
Item no.: 288560
for: Cello
Music lesson book, 2 playback CDs
Item no.: 173576
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 773145
for: Double bass
Music lesson book
Item no.: 388318
for: Violin
Music lesson book
Item no.: 367433
for: Guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 770785
Music lesson book
Item no.: 197175
for: 2 voices
Music lesson book
Item no.: 198605
for: Viola da gamba
Music score
Item no.: 310797
34 pezzi per leggere, cantare e suonare alla chitarra
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 775242
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 677155
Motet BWV 227 – "Jesu, meine Freude"
Practice-CD (mp3)
Choral Part Tenore
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part tenor)
Item no.: 692502
An Oratorio Based on the old Testament Text
Practice CD for choir singers – Edition for bass
mp3 format
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
4 Playback-CDs (choir part bass)
Item no.: 680547
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part soprano)
Item no.: 676760
for: Viola
Music lesson book, online playback
Item no.: 798175
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 377375
for: Classical guitar
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 579606
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 134236
for: Classical guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 601748
for: Voice (alto)
Playback-CD (mp3) (choir part alto)
Item no.: 660373
for: Guitar
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 796759
for: Trombone [tuba]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 397653
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 669600
Music lesson book
Item no.: 374458
Music lesson book
Item no.: 342340
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 627251
for: Clarinet
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 772449