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: Viola, chamber orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1113953
(Orgelsolomesse)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 228376
nach der Studie h-moll, op. 35, 22
for: Guitar, mandolin orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 644798
Urtext of the Joseph Haydn Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 686620
Single part Bass instrument
Item no.: 188167
Single part Mandola
Item no.: 188920
Horn 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 191421
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 556373
Single part
Item no.: 160826
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 160823
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 455470
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 455468
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 177469
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 207551
Single part
Item no.: 384169
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
auf der Grundlage des 1980 wiederaufgefundenen Autographs
Trombone 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236728
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
auf der Grundlage des 1980 wiederaufgefundenen Autographs
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Trumpet 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236727
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
auf der Grundlage des 1980 wiederaufgefundenen Autographs
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Trumpet 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236726
Trinitatismesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236688
Dominicusmesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Trombone 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236659
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 689552
BR-JEB F 12
F-Dur
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1654496
(Bariton-Trio Nr. 73)
eingerichtet für Blockflötenchor
for: Recorder ensemble
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 261085
for: 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1018459
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1018732
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1018730
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1558425
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 377144
Dominicusmesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236649
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 347375
op. 18/4
for: Orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 739012
for: Streichorchester und 2 Hörner in D ad libitum
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 784095
for: Cello, strings, harpsichord
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 730732
for: Cello, strings, harpsichord
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 730726
for: Cembalo oder Flöte oder Violoncello und Streicher
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 756666
for: Viola, Streicher, 2 Oboen und 2 Hörner in C
Single part Oboe 1
Item no.: 783929
Haager
for: Orchester oder Streichorchester
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 783891
Haager
for: Orchester oder Streichorchester
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 783890
for: String orchestra
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 783874
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 783808
for: 2 Violinen und Bass (Violoncello), Klavier ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 747344
for: Streichquartett; Kontrabass ad libitum
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 747315
E flat Major
for: 2 Oboen, 2 Fagotte, 2 Hörner und Streicher; Cembalo ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 784849
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 784707
for: Streichorchester, 2 Oboen und 2 Hörner
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 784691
for: Streichorchester, 2 Oboen und 2 Hörner
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 784687
for: Klavier (Cembalo) und Streicher; 2 Hörner ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 784671
op. 29
for: Flöte und Streichorchester, 2 Oboen, 2 Hörner ad libitum
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 784656