“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.
Version of 1851
Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229338
Version of 1851
Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229336
for: Violin, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 224200
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 210420
Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 189524
Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 189521
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 185174
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 185169
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 184213
Overture to the Music to Shakespeare's Comedy
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 166975
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 165608
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 159029
for: Violin, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 155611
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 154147
Organ Concerto No. 8 HWV 307
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Organ, orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 148389
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 147310
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770628
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 622857
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 456379
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 456378
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 333991
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 213659
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 189702
for: 2 violins, cello, strings, basso continuo
Cello solo, cello/double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 167749
for: Oboe, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 138240
for: VA MARIMBA
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 174086
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 169304
for: Chamber orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 864418
for: 2 FL KLAV SCHLAGZ
Ensemble score
Item no.: 130785
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 130734
for: 8 Gesang (SSAATTBB), 2 Violinen und Basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1629613
for: für Singstimmen ( 1-2 stimmig) und Klavier
Item no.: 1135446
for: 2 Violas and Piano
Book
Item no.: 404582
for: Saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 149043
for: Chamber ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 148328
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 139587
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 138483
for: Bläserquartett
Book
Item no.: 137336
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 404447
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 169963
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 165315
for: Alto / Bass Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 155566
for: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano
Book
Item no.: 133325
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1540354
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1539756
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 404551
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 170050