“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: gemischter Chor (SAB) Flöte (opt.) und Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 1628413
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672622
for: Mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 656078
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 875409
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 335916
for: Cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1540301
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 459816
for: Voice, ensemble
Study score
Item no.: 207380
for: Children's Choir [SSSS] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 471283
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 879560
for: Voice
Music lesson book, playback-CD
Item no.: 608111
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 817516
for: Female Choir [SA] a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 868140
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 904589
Buch
Item no.: 1155584
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 475798
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1149425
for: Men's Choir [TBB] a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 895506
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 827485
for: Double Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1634955
for: Brass ensemble (6 voices)
Set of parts
Item no.: 274191
Documents Sectiom 1–9
Book
Item no.: 767843
Correspondence recieved 1896-1904
Book
Item no.: 767839
Lyric book
Item no.: 318305
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1714121
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1192902
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 1702379
for: Opera
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1634286
for: SATB unaccompanied
Choir score
Item no.: 1343124
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 971670
for: Blockflötenquartett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 471571
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 608246
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 679415
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 661384
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 769594
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 744959
Buch
Item no.: 877993
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 872092
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 866077
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 392751
for: Recorder Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 261687
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 971785
for: 4-Part Flexible Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 971496
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 303515