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.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430671
op. 39/2 und 15
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 734467
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 463603
Concert piece for pianoforte and orchestra
for: Piano, orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 750756
for: Frauenchor (SMezA), 2 Soli (Sopran/Alt) und Orgel, Streicher ad libitum
Single part Viola
Item no.: 729607
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 194625
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 160062
for: Choir, orchestra
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 483450
for: Salon orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 205118
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 328401
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 227078
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 210784
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [male choir (TTBB)], orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 202270
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655362
Single part Bass instrument
Item no.: 490877
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 663819
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 667096
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 639129
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 638366
for: Chamber orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 674061
for: String orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 694974
for: Cello, orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 692791
for: Soloist (baritone), male choir (TTBB), concert band
Single part Organ
Item no.: 308230
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 308212
for: Chamber orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 674059
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 221182
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 221179
for: Choir
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 624089
for: Male choir, piano
Single part 2
Item no.: 125418
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 643558
Single part Bass instrument
Item no.: 293287
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2, 4
Item no.: 222966
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 222961
for: Mixed choir (SAB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1160993
nach der "Cantate zu Ehren von Joseph Spendou's" D 427 (op. posth.128)
for: 2 soloists (SBar), Male choir (TTBB), string orchestra, piano
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672652
Introduktion (Andante con espressione) und Thema (als Swing)
for: Accordion solo, accordion orchestra
Single part 1 (accordion solo)
Item no.: 694960
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Flute
Item no.: 1317019
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 146956
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium 1
Item no.: 126703
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Kettledrums
Item no.: 126442
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 608018
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 604770
Single part Mandolin 1
Item no.: 604760
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 585535
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 579562
Psalm 50 für Soli, Männerchor und Orchester
for: 3 soloists (TTB), male choir (TTB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672444
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 430225
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 348024
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