“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: Flute, piano
Item no.: 300926
for: Recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 330372
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 181486
for piano to 4 hands
for: Piano 4 hands
Single edition
Item no.: 732602
for: Drum kit
Music score
Item no.: 554340
for: Alto saxophone, organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 2810
for: Voice (high), strings, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5603
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116769
for: Harpsichord
Music score
Item no.: 177101
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 279215
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 583370
for: für Klavier zu 4 Händen
Item no.: 112816
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 296594
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 617092
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 108740
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 191719
authentic alternative flute part (instead of violin) available separately as HN 1297
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 776879
The Best Pieces
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 212602
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 444654
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 164614
for: Voice (medium), piano
[englisch]
Item no.: 120680
for: 2 solo voices (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 123406
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 576999
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 160619
for: Clarinet, violin, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 279856
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 630406
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688644
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 144917
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 145103
from the opera "The Dead City"
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 747179
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 100752
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 367354
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 273247
Starry Sky Cycle No. 1
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 344569
Series: Richard Strauss Works – Critical Edition (RSW) 5
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 773524
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 605430
pour contrebasse et piano (original pour arpeggione et piano)
Collection Richard Dubugnon
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 664026
for: 2 flutes [flute, violin], cello (trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 278023
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 342706
for: Treble recorder, violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 606909
for: Oboe, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 209176
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 390209
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 664328
for: Piano
Item no.: 101384
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 743254
for: Mezzo-Soprano or Baritone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 169729
Score
Item no.: 381861
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 624261