The turn of the 19th century saw the dawn of Romanticism. This artistic and cultural movement was constantly striving for new ideas and new beginnings, during a particularly turbulent time in social, political and natural history. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the romantic masters and their works today.
The reason and order of the classical period were balanced out in the romantic period by emotion and imagination. The word romanticism is derived from the French literary terms roman and romantique. Programme music uses melodies and instrumental colours to tell a story, to take the listener on a musical journey. The most prominent of all program music is undoubtedly the symphonic poem, created, explored and developed by composers such as Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana.
Compared to the Classical Period, the melodies of the romantic period became less and less regular and symmetrical, and the harmony more and more chromatic and dissonant. As the romantic period progressed, the possibilities of traditional tonality became more and more exhausted, and the beginning of the 20th century saw the departure from classical structure and form, and the movement towards modern and contemporary classical music.
In order to broaden the sound palate which set the mood and atmosphere for the romantic period, new instruments began to appear in the orchestra, and voices began to be deployed, choirs and soloists began to be introduced into traditional instrumental works. Throughout the 19th century, the fashion was expansion, both in music for Symphony Orchestra and in Choral Music, the forces grew and grew, far beyond the imagination of any of the classical composers of the previous century.
In the 19th century, Opera flourished, be it Italian verismo, French "Grand Opera", or Wagner’s new world of music theatre. The most important opera composers of the 19th century were Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Jacques Offenbach, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1539717
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201434
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1194387
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1215258
for: Mezzo Soprano
Book
Item no.: 1162878
Klassik
for: Violin or Violoncello and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1194619
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1162397
Faksimile
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 769612
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138314
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Voice (tenor)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 912216
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1194425
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1118280
Piano Treasures Vol. 3
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1164139
for: Concert band
Conductors part
Item no.: 1629148
Klassik
for: Voice
Single edition
Item no.: 1118819
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132360
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1195120
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1175615
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Book
Item no.: 1143109
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175058
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Bass Voice
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 907248
Studienpartitur in 2 Bänden (tschech)
for: BUEHNENWERKE + SZENISCHE WERKE OPER
Item no.: 1345279
Sudien und Übungen
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1140851
for: Soprano Voice, Horn and String Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215329
Klassik
for: Small Wind Ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 1585639
Shawnee Press
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124129
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1085703
for: Concert band
Conductors part
Item no.: 1631937
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1138708
Klassik
for: Mezzo-Soprano or Baritone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1119470
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144387
à Blidah
for: Flute, guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1020666
for: Flute, Viola and Violin
Book
Item no.: 1102476
Dell?Opera I Due Foscari Del M° Verdi
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1215161
for: Soprano and Mezzo Voice
Book
Item no.: 1118703
for: Baritone Voice and String Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215255
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1204671
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1177644
aus "Altwiener Tanzweisen"
for: 4 recorders (SATB) [recorder orchestra]
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 1655571
für 11-12 Violoncelli
for: 12 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673268
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Bass Voice
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 915303
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1105112
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 911680
Sudien und Übungen
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1138355