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.
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1196843
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 431876
for: Concert Band/Mixed Choir(satb/sab)
Item no.: 1711391
for: Mixed Choir(satb/sab)
Item no.: 1707227
for: Mixed Choir(satb/sab)
Item no.: 1707214
for: Male Choir (ttbb/ttb/tb)
Item no.: 1706748
for: Fanfare
Item no.: 1705382
für Streichorchester
Viola
for: String orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 612430
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 310956
for: Women's Choir
Book
Item no.: 997339
for: Women's choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 643734
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 305197
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1043072
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1620637
No. 2 A Minor
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 737126
for: für Soli:Sopran, 2 Bässe, Sprecher, Chor:SATB und Orchester
Taschenpartitur
Item no.: 1135068
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 300632
for: Viola, orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 375472
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 287895
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 177439
for: Salon orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 111809
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1111887
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 295500
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 294877
for: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 283578
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 258752
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 237652
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 213520
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 171781
for: 4 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586432
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203990
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 203468
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280884
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 299864
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 205025
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 205021
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 204868
for: Women's choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1043602
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309481
for: Male choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 307128
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 307031
for: Piano
Item no.: 304499
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 309048
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307292
for: Male choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 307121
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 307055
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 575687