“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: Orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 101762
for: Orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 101760
Oper in einem Akt
Band 7,2 (kritischer Bericht) (Critical Report)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 101753
for: Orgel; Klavier 4-händig
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 101749
for: 2 Violinen, Streicher und Cembalo (Klavier)
Partitur
Item no.: 101651
for: Violin [oboe], cello [bassoon], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 101646
for: Flöte (Violine), obligates Cembalo und Basso continuo
Item no.: 101645
for: 4 violins
Set of parts
Item no.: 101644
for: 2 flutes [violins], basso continuo
Solostimme
Item no.: 1545021
for: 4 Blockflöten (SATB) oder Streicher
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 431893
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 364758
for: 4 beliebige Instrumente (Sopran-, Alt-, Tenor- und Bass-Blockflöte oder Fideln, Violinen, Lauten)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 146218
for: 4 beliebige Instrumente (Sopran-, Alt-, Tenor- und Bass-Blockflöte oder Fideln, Violinen, Lauten)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 142635
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 101638
for: Violin, cello
Item no.: 101631
for: Violin, cello
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 101630
for: 2 Violinen und Basso continuo (Cembalo, Klavier, Orgel); Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad libitum
Score, Parts
Item no.: 101626
for: Cembalo (Klavier), 2 Violinen und Bass (Violoncello)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 101613
for: Flöte, Violine und Basso continuo; Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad libitum
Set of parts
Item no.: 101603
for: Alt-Blockflöte (Flöte), Violine (Flöte, Oboe) und Basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 101602
for: 2 Violinen und Bass (Violoncello); Klavier ad libitum
Score, Parts
Item no.: 101601
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 101571
for: 2 Violinen und Basso continuo (Cembalo, Klavier); Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad libitum
Item no.: 101563
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 100631
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 100615
for: 3 Violins, 3 Violas and 3 Cellos
Score
Item no.: 911498
for: Viola, piano
Book
Item no.: 901390
for: Instrumental
CD-ROM
Item no.: 892013
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 891113
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 863746
for: Voice, Cello and Piano
Book
Item no.: 603839
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 444607
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 297542
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 293903
for: Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 198566
for: Kinderchor (Mez) mit Männerchor (TBarB), Stabspiele, Schlagzeug und Klavier, Blasinstrumente ad libitum
Score
Item no.: 103258
for: Kinderchor (SMez) mit Instrumenten
Score
Item no.: 103252
for: Voice (medium), symphony orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 103127
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet
Ensemble score
Item no.: 103056
for: Wind ensemble
Item no.: 103052
for: Voice (baritone), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 102977
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Item no.: 106572
for: Flute, guitar
Music score
Item no.: 102684
for: Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 902541
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 277170
Book (lexicon, hardcover)
Item no.: 199198
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 907933
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197466