“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.
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Ensemble score
Item no.: 244392
for: Treble recorder, piano
Item no.: 397341
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 394437
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 310218
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 310186
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
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from the "Eight symphonies"
Dilletto Musicale
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 309918
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309797
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309736
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
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for: ORG / GCH ORG (ORCH)
Item no.: 313578
for: Mixed choir (SATB), precentor, parish, organ; brass winds, chamber orchestra ad lib.
Set of parts (Strings)
Item no.: 308291
for: Mixed choir (SATB), wind ensemble, percussion
Choir score
Item no.: 308209
for: SOLI CH BL
Choir score
Item no.: 308195
for: Organ
Organ score
Item no.: 308115
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308114
for: Organ
Organ score
Item no.: 308098
for: Organ
Organ score
Item no.: 308086
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308073
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308030
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307782
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307757
Set of parts
Item no.: 307748
Choir score (for the parish)
Item no.: 307090
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 307055
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 307031
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Ensemble score
Item no.: 306985
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Ensemble score
Item no.: 306982
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Ensemble score
Item no.: 306966
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 306949
for: Mixed choir (8 parts) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 306936
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 306929
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Part 4 in B-flat
Item no.: 328608
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Piano reduction
Item no.: 308341
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308259
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307948
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307914
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307906
for: Wind instruments
Set of parts
Item no.: 307890
for: Soloist (baritone), male choir (TTBB), concert band
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 307884
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307829
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307804
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307292
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 307213
for: Male choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 307128
for: Male choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 307121
for: Women's choir [male choir] a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 283460
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 210824