“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: Violin II
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1212057
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1211853
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 1211820
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 1211817
for: Organ, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 893503
for: Violin, orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 891833
for: Harp [Violin or Accordion] and Orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1212271
for: Timpano, Percussion and Strings
Piano reduction
Item no.: 906532
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 902058
for: 4 Klarinetten
Book
Item no.: 868350
for: 2-Part Treble Voices and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 903470
for: Baritone, Men's Choir [TTBB] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 896994
for: Treble Choir [SSA] a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 896365
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 892485
for: Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888335
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 185917
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 1212259
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Book
Item no.: 1211910
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1211822
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1211661
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 910466
for: Bassoon
Music score
Item no.: 894600
for: 4 Posaunen
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888771
for: Children's Choir and Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 241823
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1212208
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Opera
Study score
Item no.: 1211595
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1031905
for: 2 Pianos and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 907418
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 905587
for: Strings and 2 Horns
Study score
Item no.: 902290
for: Soloists [SMezA] and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 898295
for: Bassoon, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 896272
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 891784
for: Symphonic orchestra
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 346033
(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 340628
for: Violin solo, string orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 335953
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 328285
Urtext (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 326263
Urtext (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 326262
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 295667
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 278499
after the Chorale Prelude BWV 622 by J.S. Bach
for: String orchestra
Cello 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 260860