Few artistic movements have changed people’s perception of the world as much as classicism. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself all the wonderful music of the classical period.
In music, the Classical Period saw a departure from complex, contrapuntal polyphony, to the beginnings of a simpler homophonic structure, to melody and accompaniment. Polyphony however was not forgotten; all the major composers continued to use polyphony from time to time, and some of the most exciting classical movements use the modern fugue. A good example is Mozart’s Requiem, or Beethoven’s Great Fugue String Quartet Op.133.
The most important music form which came from the classical period is undoubtedly Sonata Form. Sonata Form is an elaborate structure that represents the ultimate pursuit of perfection in music. Sonata Form became the basis of all important musical works of the time: Concertos, Symphonies, Sonatas, and String Quartets. Through the progressive works of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Opera developed out of the The Baroque Period, into the diverse classical form, with Opera Buffa and Opera Seria, serious or comic opera, championed by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
Through the Classical Period, the piano overtook the harpsichord, and quickly became one of the most popular solo instruments, and certainly the most important accompaniment instrument. The orchestra grew, and new instruments such as the clarinet and contrabasson were added, and many other instruments developed, like the oboe, flute, horn and trumpet, and became more virtuosic due to the new modern valve systems. Towards the end of the 18th century, however, many baroque instruments, like the harpsichord, which had been firm favourites of the The Baroque Period, were becoming more and more redundant.
for: Cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 622569
(Apponyi-Quartets)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 401184
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 617098
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 428184
for: Horn, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 282465
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 283665
Famous melodies of Mozart humourously arranged for two violins
World Music
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 656978
for: Piano
Item no.: 304673
for: Flute, piano [basso continuo]
Item no.: 488932
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 316323
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 228941
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 817250
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 620672
for: Oboe, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 109125
for: Clarinet (a), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 268763
for: Melody instrument (C), organ [piano]
Score, solo part, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 1550
Two copies needed for performance
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401413
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 198152
for: Bassoon, cello [basso continuo]
Piano score, ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 471024
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 286036
Kadenzen von Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Sämtliche Klavierkonzerte (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 383053
(Urtext)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 138668
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 382566
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401343
(Sun Quartets)
Henle Urtext Edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 401178
for: Violin, string orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401427
Easily manageable and popular organ music pieces from the baroque, classical and romanticism periods
for: Organ
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 483337
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 211678
Hob. XVI: 7, 9, 4, 8
edited from the sources
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 553384
from the Concerto in A major
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Clarinet, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1582651
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 284432
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 685086
for: Organ [harpsichord/ piano] four hand
Ensemble score
Item no.: 160973
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 113761
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 373035
two copies needed for performance
Orchestral material from Breitkopf & Härtel
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 478994
for: Clarinet, cello
Ensemble score
Item no.: 279785
for: 2 violas
Ensemble score
Item no.: 125309
for: Flute, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 193643
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1025074
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 662163
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 763442
from "Vesperae solennes de Confessore"
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), bassoon, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 117052
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 555127
Urtext
for: Flute, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298466
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 409431
for: Piano
Item no.: 166583
for: Flute, harp, piano
Piano score, 2 solo parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 184382