“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: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Marching band
Score, Parts
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for: Marching band
Score, Parts
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: Brass
Buch
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: 7 Trumpets and Percussion
Score, Parts
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for: Voice, guitar
Piano score, solo part
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for: Violin
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: String Quintet and Bass Clarinet
Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Classical guitar
Music score
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for: Violin
Music score
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for: Soprano Saxophone
Buch
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1163953
for: Guitar Duet
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1163941
for: Voice and Instrumental
Score
Item no.: 992523
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 992424
for: 2 or 3 Soprano Recorders
Book
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Clarinet
Music score
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for: Flute
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 993337
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 993327
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Voices and Piano
Book
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 993220
for: Recorder Duet
Book
Item no.: 993212
for: Theory Work Books
Book
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for: Trumpet In C and Piano
Book
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