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.
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Einzelstimme Vl. 1
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237979
for organ and orchestra, 1893 – 94
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Horn 3
Item no.: 237562
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Bassoon 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237137
MWV A 3
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236257
Chorale cantata
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235774
Missa pro defunctis
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235430
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 126335
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 689765
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 687406
for: Choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1560531
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Timpani
Single part Kettledrums
Item no.: 238101
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238088
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238052
Der Satz, vermutlich im September 1812 komponiert, stellt eine der frühesten Meßvertonungen Schuberts dar.
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237876
op. 172
Einzelstimme Kb.
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237637
op. 149
Einzelstimme Kb.
for: Double bass
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 237592
"Florentiner Sinfonie"
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237520
"Florentiner Sinfonie"
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237519
Alleluja. Laudate Dominum
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235489
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 138147
Single part
Item no.: 138141
für Schülerorchester
for: String orchestra, piano; 2 horns ad lib.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 643379
Ava
Single part Horn 1 (E-flat)
Item no.: 300696
Single part Trombone 2
Item no.: 367184
for: Trompete, 1 2
Single part
Item no.: 458417
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
Item no.: 126450
Single part
Item no.: 126448
for: Guitar
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 634376
für Schülerorchester
for: String orchestra, piano; 2 horns ad lib.
Piano (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672707
for: Violin, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355249
for: Oboe, chamber orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355030
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355432
für Streichorchester
op. 48
for: String orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1646565
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232679
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1557103
op. 56
for: Mixed choir (SATB), violin, viola, cello, piano
Single part Viola
Item no.: 603545
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817408
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 678997
für vier Soli, gemischten Chor, Harfe und Orgel (Violine, Klavier, Blechbläser ad lib.)
Musique sacrée francaise – Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), harp, organ; violin, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano ad lib.
Single part Organ
Item no.: 676801
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 1557076
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 327051
Introduktion, Thema und Variationen für Oboe und Orchester
for: Oboe, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 296380
for: Voice (medium), string quartet [string orchestra]
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1545415
for: Voice (medium), string quartet [string orchestra]
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1545162
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Viola
Item no.: 232242
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 345965
Cantata
Chormusik des 19. Jahrhunderts
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings [organ]
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425801
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 634553
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