“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: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 317094
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 193055
for: Oboe [flute/clarinet (B-flat)/violin], cello [viola/bassoon/clarinet (B-flat)], piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5249
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401460
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Viola da gamba [cello], basso continuo
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298884
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 109331
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 614209
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1689
for: 3 treble recorders [violins], basso continuo
Sheet music
Item no.: 2064
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 341454
(Winds)
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 246709
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 444561
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116759
Second Version with two Clarinets
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116466
for: Baroque orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 484046
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 659386
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 282584
for: Violine, Klarinette und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 154842
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 614666
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 155799
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 636364
for: Violin, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 464066
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 278160
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 380979
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 282744
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 282742
for: Organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 134915
with marked and unmarked string part
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 664646
for: Viola, piano
Item no.: 613316
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 566164
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 169640
for solos, choir, orchestra and organ
reduction for song and organ by the author
for: 2 soloists (mezzo, baritone), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 147125
for: Viola, Bassoon
Buch
Item no.: 603884
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 158354
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197618
for: Treble recorder
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 630646
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1317297
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 152781
for: Cello, basso continuo
Item no.: 604181
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 583369
for: 2 saxophones (AT)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 348466
for: Violin, horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 133706
Impromptu
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 761499
A lullaby to awaken you?
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 755784
Musique de brasserie
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 748393
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 206127
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 773482
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, basso continuo
Music score
Item no.: 731386