“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: Opera
Piano reduction
Item no.: 837542
for: Mixed Choir and Flute
Choir score
Item no.: 837437
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 837191
for: Chamber ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 837068
for: Cello
Piano reduction
Item no.: 642741
for: Double bass, piano
Buch
Item no.: 837610
Choir score
Item no.: 837581
Piano reduction
Item no.: 837150
for: Violin and String Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 837090
Choir score
Item no.: 581824
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 489268
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 837572
for: Voice
Score
Item no.: 837490
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 837452
for: Flute, Clarinet and Trombone
Score
Item no.: 837413
for: Symphonic orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 837273
for: Woodwind ensemble
Score
Item no.: 837196
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 633545
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 840703
Piano reduction
Item no.: 840495
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 840480
for: Soprano Voice and Ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 840078
Choir score
Item no.: 840039
Choir score
Item no.: 839578
Piano reduction
Item no.: 839432
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 835829
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 835825
for: Bass Clarinet, Cello, Piano Chamber
Score
Item no.: 835814
Buch
Item no.: 835773
for: Choral
Buch
Item no.: 835756
for: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon
Set of parts
Item no.: 835746
for: Soprano-, Alto-, Tenor- and Baritone Saxophone
Set of parts
Item no.: 835738
for: Trombone
CD
Item no.: 835696
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 836389
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 836383
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 836373
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 836349
for: Choral
Choir score
Item no.: 836341
for: French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba
Buch
Item no.: 836282
for: Clarinet, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 836279
for: Alto, Soprano, Bass Voice, Tenor
Score
Item no.: 836274
for: Oboe, Flute, String Quartet
Set of parts
Item no.: 836256
for: Marimba
Music score
Item no.: 836189
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 836182
© 2004–2024 by Stretta Music. Order and buy sheet music online.
Your specialist for all kinds of sheet music. Online shop, sheet music, music scores and play along for download, books, music stands, music stand lights, accessories.
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Denmark
Finland
Sweden
Poland
Czech Republic
United Kingdom