“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.
(Choeur d’anges)
Repertoire Explorer
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345191
XXXVI. Wissenschaftliche Arbeitstagung
Michaelstein, 23. bis 25. Mai 2008
Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte 76
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 610381
for 9 instruments
for: 9 Instruments
Buch
Item no.: 1541689
for: Mixed choir (SAB/ SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1559482
3 Werke in einem Band
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 694211
Three sacred songs and fugue
for: Soloist (alto), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 424032
The Walsh Collection
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 177621
Cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity – Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben – revised edition 2017
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233270
Cantata for the inauguration of a new town council
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Study score
Item no.: 232882
(134A, 134B, 157-159, 159A) von Mozart in der Musikabteilung (Preußischer Kulturbesitz) der Staatsbibliothek von Berlin
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score (facsimile)
Item no.: 777962
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554443
D
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026387
F
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026383
Alexanderfest oder die Macht der Musik
Oratorium - Kritische Neuausgabe
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 655379
Vol. 1-3
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1645043
TWV 42 : F 3 for Treble (Alto) Recorder, Viola da Gamba and Basso continuo
for: Treble recorder
Buch + CD
Item no.: 469394
Pratica Musicale 6
Music score (reprint, hardcover)
Item no.: 371149
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318308
E
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553607
Eb
for: Piano, Voice, Low Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1561152
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553951
C
for: Piano, Voice, Medium Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1589487
G
for: Guitar, Piano, Violin
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589084
for: Voice, Keyboard, High Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1565554
Lehrhilfsmittel
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 971491
for: Baritone and Chamber Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1192441
for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
for: Mezzo Soprano and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 1193596
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 477240
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982773
Klassik
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 980790
In honorem S.mae Trinitatis KV 167
for: Guitar and Cello
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1207752
Narrative pieces
Vol. 4 : Moïra – Lady Lulu – Miss Maigrelette – Lord Wilgmor
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 771466
Seven Songs For Medium Voice
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1317808
Written For You
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 660085
Book 3
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 655189
Christiansen
for: Flute and Double Bass
Buch
Item no.: 1175885
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554218
Eb
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1589534
Klassik
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 982762
Klassik
for: Chamber ensemble
Study score
Item no.: 980764
Klassik
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1103194
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 964696
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 235742
Kantate zum Sonntag Sexagesimae
Leipziger Fassung, 1715(?)
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 634704
Cantata for the Feast of Ascension
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 633576
Choralkantate für Sopran, gemischten Chor und Streicher
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 235598
Cantata for the 11th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233966
Cantata for funeral service / Purification of Mary.
Reconstruction Klaus Hofmann
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233914