Whether you are after works like Debussy’s rich, sweeping portrayal of the sea, La Mer, or Mascagni’s passionate tale a woman betrayed, Cavalleria Rusticana, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonders and marvels of impressionism and verismo today!
The subtle blurring of a picture, the scenting and illuminating of the world around us, the radiant purity of impression, this was the path of a group of young French artists lead by Claude Monet, whose painting “Impression – Soleil Levant” gave this artistic movement its name, and its purpose.
Impressionism in music mirrors the artistic movement, using atmospheric tonality to blur the pictures, clear melodies clouded by complex harmony, using chromaticism, whole-tone rows and exotic scales, but above all, introducing bold and inventive instrumentation, to create new sound impressions and varied, contrasting moods.
Verismo, which comes from the Latin “verus” or truth, is a clear move away from the romantic tradition of using tales from the past, with an emphasis on story-telling, and instead focusing on reality, and a true representation of human character and emotion. Verismo is the Italian Operatic antithesis of the German mythological operatic movement of Richard Wagner, and his new form of musical theatre. Verismo operas are characterised by their impressive, dramatic musical portrayal of realistic, modern themes from everyday life, with a great contrast between the light and the dark human characters, qualities and emotions.
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630234
for: Tenor recorder, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301539
for: Horn (F), organ [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301525
for: Trombone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301519
for: Bass trombone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301516
for: Cello, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301508
for: Alto Saxophone Solo or with Piano accompaniment optional
Sheet music
Item no.: 1569494
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951631
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951563
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1386023
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383369
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 963658
for: Voice, guitar
Item no.: 1204055
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 963708
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 202165
Arranged for 1 Piano 4 Hands
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1618795
Klassik
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 428524
zen-on piano library
for: Piano
Spielbuch
Item no.: 180911
for: Flute, clarinet
Ensemble score
Item no.: 170016
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 497181
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 849849
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 849639
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 848655
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 849398
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 848549
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 848128
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 891285
Lyric book
Item no.: 349415
for: Voice (alto), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1249532
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1630625
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689508
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163581
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 477903
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Item no.: 192303
for: Solo SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB)
Score
Item no.: 1338112
completed and orchestrated after the sketches of Debussy by Robert Orledge
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 737158
in an easy arrangement
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Music score
Item no.: 750494
Edition Schott
for: Violin [flute], piano
Music score
Item no.: 750049
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 1545905
for: Trumpet (solo), wind ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996483
for: 4 recorders (SATB), piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 355138
from: Children’s Corner (No. 2)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1565946
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 667809
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 393929
for: 2 Gitarren oder Oktav-Gitarre und Gitarre
Item no.: 393896
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1669235