“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: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 142788
Single part
Item no.: 144651
Single part Trumpet 2
Item no.: 135242
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 137344
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 150464
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 445983
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 161843
for: Mixed choir (SATB), wind ensembles
Single part Cor anglais
Item no.: 625516
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 327926
Clarinet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 632307
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 242949
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 242947
Single part Trumpet 2
Item no.: 205495
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 228507
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 471350
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 210776
for: Flexible wind band
Part 1 in C (flute)
Item no.: 446305
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium
Item no.: 217271
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, Electronium
Item no.: 219549
for: Accordion orchestra
Single parts 1, 2 (Accordion)
Item no.: 219548
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 219496
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 219491
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2, 3
Item no.: 219439
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 219428
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2, 3
Item no.: 219423
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 219422
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 219357
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4, Bass instrument
Item no.: 219237
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 218963
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
Item no.: 218882
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2, 3
Item no.: 218868
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 218688
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 218686
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 220071
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 222247
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2, 3
Item no.: 220190
for: Bass recorder
Single part(n)
Item no.: 173431
Psalm 8 Geistliches Konzert
for: Voice (high), violin [flute], basso continuo
Part Flute/Violin
Item no.: 172764
Single part Mandolin 2
Item no.: 427921
Single part Mandolin 1
Item no.: 427920
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 128198
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 127034
Single part
Item no.: 126325
Single part
Item no.: 126316
Single part
Item no.: 126194
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 126193
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium 2
Item no.: 180082
Klarinette solo
for: Clarinet
Single part
Item no.: 105878