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: Voice (high), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4070
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1024243
Nº 4, from: Dix Pièces pour Orgue ou Harmonium
Paris, 1899
for: Organ [harmonium]
Sheet music
Item no.: 6480
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3838
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3651
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 3426
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 5222
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 5799
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1997
for: Violin [descant recorder/oboe], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1974
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1962
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1961
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1928
for: Accordion
Sheet music
Item no.: 1116
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 1076
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 776295
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2841
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2692
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2610
for: Flute [violin], guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 418162
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 327091
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 443493
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357415
Swing Song
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 761532
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 185787
for: Cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 622569
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 262628
Leichte bis mittelschwere Transkriptionen des Budapester Domorganisten
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 183823
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 148688
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 144346
for: Organ
Item no.: 148785
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 682280
for: Flute, clarinet (B-flat), piano
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2267
for: Organ
Item no.: 206168
(Urtext)
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 607436
for: 2 clarinets
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 1188
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 3815
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 669064
for: 2 voices (SA), piano
Music score
Item no.: 276605
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316679
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 182650
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 902213
for: Trumpet, trombone, organ
Item no.: 184281
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 388498
for: Viola, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 272293
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Item no.: 205406
for: Piano, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 187868
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