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.
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1658785
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 297272
for: Piano
Item no.: 576917
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Item no.: 610336
for: Violoncello, Orchester
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 609906
for: Choir
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 105693
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 200281
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 197349
for: Concert band
Item no.: 196881
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 200564
for: Organ
Item no.: 201996
for: Organ
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PARTITUR (DT)
for: CHORMUSIK GEMISCHTER CHOR A CAPPELLA WELTLICH EINZELN
Item no.: 120236
In einer Transkription von Fridolin Dallinger
for: String orchestra, harp
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 664078
for: Organ 4 hands
Item no.: 296830
for: Concert band
Conductors part
Item no.: 296164
for: Zither
Item no.: 296525
für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor, Orchester und Orgel oder für Orgel allein
Nach dem Urtext herausgegeben und mit einer Orgelbegleitung versehen von Albert Kupp
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ; orchestra ad lib.
Single part Organ
Item no.: 685883
for: 2 Git Vc
Item no.: 636454
EDITION IMMER
for: Trp Vl Vc Klav
Part St
Item no.: 633867
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 634773
for: 4 mandolins
Music score
Item no.: 658230
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1194928
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 348809
Oper in 3 Akten
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 348686
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 344972
for: Accordion
Item no.: 344938
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 337531
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Voice (tenor)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 931399
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 404199
for: Organ, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1653714
for: 2 gemischter Chor (5)
Choir score
Item no.: 470845
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 335150
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1202678
for: Small wind band; choir ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 368530
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 446617
Zwei Klaviere 4hd
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 478860
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 375567
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 582230
Volksweise aus Deutschland
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 555292