“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: Klavier und Streichorchester mit Flöte oder Violine
Solostimme
Item no.: 131661
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280670
for: Piano
Item no.: 206989
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 139636
for: Violin, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 281801
for: 2 Flöten (Oboen), Streicher und Basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 159179
for: 4-stimmigen Geigenchor oder 4 Geigen allein
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 302055
for: Streichorchester; Bläser ad libitum und B.c.; Cembalo (Klavier), Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad libitum
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 296961
for: Sopran-Blockflöte, Streicher und Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 281790
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 281773
for: String orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 281768
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 281731
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 281677
for: 3 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 223183
for: 2 Alt-Blockflöten (Flöten), 2 Oboen (Violinen, Tenor-Blockflöten), 2 Violinen und Basso continuo; Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad libitum
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 215615
for: String orchestra
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 210813
for: Violin, orchestra
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 205402
for: Violoncello, Streichorchester und Basso continuo
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 170621
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 210436
for: Violin
Sheet music
Item no.: 257405
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 822549
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 289677
for: Violin, strings, harpsichord
Study score
Item no.: 256655
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255428
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 198627
for: Clarinet, bassoon, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 198079
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 197866
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 184761
8 pièces faciles pour cor en fa et piano
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 293949
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 687363
for: 2 voices (ST), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1662
for: Violin, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 181950
for: Vocal and Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260608
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197514
for: Double bass
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204392
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850945
for: Voice
Music score
Item no.: 850928
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850922
for: Male choir (TBarB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850511
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 647980
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 255992
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 254969
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 605509
for: Voice (medium), piano
Item no.: 491361
in Style of Gaetano Pugnani
for: Viola, piano
Music score
Item no.: 750619
for: Akkordeon-Solo, Handharmonika-Solo, Akkordeon-Orchester:I, II, III,IV, basso, Handharmonika-Orchester: I, II, III,IV, Bass (F-B), Schlagzeug, Pauken
Item no.: 102048
Critical Report, Fragments
Arnold Schoenberg – Complete Works 25/26
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 101775