“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 (tenor), piano
Item no.: 443247
for: Klavier, E-Bass / Kontrabass, Schlagzeug
Score, Parts
Item no.: 459561
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 459558
for: 2 HRN STR BC
Score
Item no.: 133860
for: Tuba, strings
PAR ST
Item no.: 149490
for: BFL 1 2
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 194916
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Item no.: 224034
for: FAG K-FAG KLAV
Piano reduction
Item no.: 218584
for: Flexible ensemble
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 554710
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 471141
for: Violine, Viola, Violoncello Fagott, HA, Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 299728
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Part 2 E-flat (alto saxophone)
Item no.: 299518
for: Recorder ensemble
Item no.: 303572
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 290566
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 314049
for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, organ
Item no.: 296847
Performers' Facsimile 137 (Faksimile) (Facsimile)
for: Organ (manuals) [harpsichord]
Music score (reprint)
Item no.: 296181
for: 8 INST (GES)
Item no.: 294481
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 294377
for: 2 Singstimmen (ST) ORCH
Score
Item no.: 379388
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 273418
for: GCH ORCH
Score
Item no.: 103689
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267721
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 488307
for: Libretto
Lyrics
Item no.: 258985
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 258707
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 466396
for: Flexible Instrumentation
Score, Parts
Item no.: 335010
for: STR (+ PK)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 333094
for: Recorder ensemble (SATB ); timpani ad lib.
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 366283
for: 2 Klaviere 8MS
Score
Item no.: 344498
for: Piano, tape
Item no.: 348960
for: Flute, guitar
Item no.: 367084
for: Piano
Item no.: 367071
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 420003
for: Voice
Music score
Item no.: 1590527
for: Oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 366986
for: Salon orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 1590306
Offertorium B-Dur (Psalm 66)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), 2 violins, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 632739
Offertorium B-Dur (Psalm 66)
for: Mixed choir (SABar), 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 632735
aus dem Nachlass vom Dachboden eines unbekannten Hornisten
Edition Knauer bei "Buch und Note"
geheftet
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Single part Horn 4 (F)
Item no.: 696843
for: Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Celeste, Percussion, Violin, Viola and Cello
Score
Item no.: 836916
for: Harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 1202183
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 755292
Kleine Kantate nach romantischen Texten
for: Sopran, Oboe, Bratsche und Violoncello
Stimmensatz Instrumentalstimmen
Item no.: 747992
Tanzsuite (Vokalisen)
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Klavier und Rhythmusgruppe
Spielpartitur Gitarre/Schlagzeug/Bass
Item no.: 748497
pieces by Bach, Gluck, Händel
for: school orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1209031
pieces by Bach, Gluck, Händel
for: school orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1209030