“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: String orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 421240
for: Harpsichord
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 421236
for: school orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 142103
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1546223
"The harp that once thro' Tarra's halls"
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano [harp, string orchestra]
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 375980
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) oder Frauenchor (SMezA) mit Orchester
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 369521
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) oder Frauenchor (SMezA) mit Orchester
Single part Viola
Item no.: 369244
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) oder Frauenchor (SMezA) mit Orchester
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 369212
for: gemischter Chor (unisono, Volksgesang) mit Orgel oder kleinem Orchester
Single part Cello
Item no.: 1545271
for: Frauenchor (SA) mit Soli (SA), Streichorchester und Cembalo (Orgel)
Single part Viola
Item no.: 426081
for: 2 oboes, bassoon, string orchestra, organ
Single part Oboe 1
Item no.: 1545863
for: 2 oboes, bassoon, string orchestra, organ
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1545346
for: 2 oboes, bassoon, string orchestra, organ
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 1545173
for: Viola [violin/cello], string orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 580172
for: 2 oboes, bassoon, string orchestra, organ
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 314623
for: 2 Violinen, Violoncello (Bass), Blockflöte ad libitum und Kinderinstrumente
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 363984
for: Jugendchor (Mez/SMezA) mit Streichorchester und Orgel oder mit Klavier 2- oder 4-händig
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1545074
for: Concert band
Single part Tenor horn 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 201683
for: Concert band
Single part Trumpet 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 201680
for: Concert band
Single part Clarinet 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 201667
for: Concert band
Single part Trombone 3
Item no.: 201531
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 201174
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 145743
for: Orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 141528
for: Chor (SMez) mit Instrumenten (Blockflöten, Streicher, Gitarre, Stabspiele, Schlagzeug)
Single part for mallets
Item no.: 243620
for: Chor (SMez) mit Instrumenten (Blockflöten, Streicher, Gitarre, Stabspiele, Schlagzeug)
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 225231
for: Children's choir, piano, instruments
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 218004
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 100457
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) oder Frauenchor (SMezA) mit Klavier (Orgel) oder Streichern mit Flöte
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 203601
for: 2 Violinen und Bass mit Generalbass
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1545043
for: Baroque orchestra
Violin 1 [Oboe 1] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 290288
for: 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 213626
for: 2 Violinen, Violoncello und Orgel (Klavier); Kontrabass ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 206549
for: Cembalo (Klavier), 2 Violinen und Bass (Violoncello)
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 180472
for: Streichorchester; Bläser ad libitum
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 157684
for: 2 Violinen, Violoncello obl. und Basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 144117
for: Voice (low), piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 100692
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 292134
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo (Organ)
Item no.: 215501
for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 869752
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Cello [Basso continuo] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673449
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425568
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 797408
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 881155
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 876020
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 881390
for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 879312
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 877713