“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: Voice, guitar
Melody/Lyrics/Chords
Item no.: 1051234
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score, choir score (pdf download)
Item no.: 6439
for: Voice (medium), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3581
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1028196
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026396
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026390
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026384
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026164
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026141
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026140
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029415
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029412
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029313
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1027471
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1030003
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029246
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1029212
Cantata for the 10th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 232964
Chorale harmonization and free improvisation
for: Organ
2 Music lesson books
Item no.: 764107
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 403544
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 350027
Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Study score
Item no.: 233536
for: Voice (medium), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2531
for: 2 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1643691
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 888021
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1593448
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 378856
from Thaïs
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 722256
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 418271
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1690887
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 632651
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 910550
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 277678
for: Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 903940
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 468126
for: Cello and Double Bass
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 905162
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 920048
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 888232
for: Voice (baritone), 3 clarinets
Vocal score
Item no.: 635212
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 351014
for: Tenor, String Quartet and 4 Trombones
Piano reduction
Item no.: 303264
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 301677
Actus tragicus. Trauermusik
BWV 106
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 233627
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 971792
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 770917
for: Bassoon
Music score
Item no.: 256547
for: Violin
Music score, CD
Item no.: 487641