“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: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1302061
for: Violin, piano [organ]
Sheet music
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for: Bass clarinet, piano [organ]
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for: Bass recorder, piano [organ]
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for: Flute, piano [organ]
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for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
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for: Clarinet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
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for: 4 brass instruments
Sheet music
Item no.: 1607621
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)
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for: 5 clarinets (quintet)
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Item no.: 1607618
for: 4 saxophones
Sheet music
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for: 4 woodwinds (quartet)
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for: String orchestra
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Item no.: 1607594
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
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for: 5 trombones
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Item no.: 1607504
for: Tenor recorder, piano
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Item no.: 1580306
for: Trombone, piano
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for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
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for: Bassoon, piano
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Item no.: 1580109
for: Clarinet, piano
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Item no.: 1631179
for: Bassoon, piano
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Item no.: 1631177
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1631156
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630982
for: Oboe, piano
Sheet music
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for: Clarinet, piano
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Item no.: 1630980
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630966
for: Cornet (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630965
Für Orgel paraphrasiert von Edwin H. Lemare
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 660446
Musica Speciosa
for: Strings, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 173503
for: GES KLAV / SPAN
Item no.: 169692
for: 2 organs (4 hands)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 176086
Klassik
for: Voice, guitar
Book
Item no.: 1098680
Oratorium nach einem Text von Gerhard Monninger
für Erzähler, Bariton, gemischten Chor und Instrumente
for: Solo voice (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), narrator, flute, alto saxophone, strings, piano
Audio-CD
Item no.: 141592
pour voix de soprano
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 141590
for: Violin, clarinet, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 478977
Klassik
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 621786
for: Blockflöten-Ensemble
Music score, CD
Item no.: 480641
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 192816
Klassik
for: Trombone, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1281288
for: 3 saxophones (ATBar)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281051
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1281042
Transkription der 1. Cembalopartita B-Dur BWV 825 aus dem 1. Teil der Clavier Übung op. 1
for: Violin
Ensemble score
Item no.: 312683
Piano Selections
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 564462
for: Organ
Item no.: 579340
Colne Edition Concert Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 579314
Four-voice Masses II
Corpus Mensurabilis Musicae 65/7
for: Mixed choir (4 voices) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 311828
Orgue Et Liturgie 45
for: Organ (manuals)
Item no.: 313685