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.
Chorbegleitung Orchester / Leihmaterial
Tage und Jahre vergehen im Winde – Can Can aus der Operette Orpheus in der Unterwelt
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Set of parts
Item no.: 675322
Wie lieblich gelagert
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 655767
Da droben auf jenem Berge
Volkslied aus dem 19. Jh.
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 647404
Die Heilige Stadt
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132236
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1043517
Carl Loewe Edition Band 9
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1009447
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1070899
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043975
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201687
for: Horn, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201714
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202524
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202741
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201093
for: Voice, organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201308
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1202580
Koppelsatz.
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 644814
for: Organ
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 780786
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), 4 saxophones (SATBar), string orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1582660
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043957
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1200827
2006
for: 2 harps
Buch
Item no.: 1591816
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1331424
Klassik
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 1204689
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 905123
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1013199
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1138323
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1098579
Klassik
for: Voice (soprano)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 916874
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1137395
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1097953
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1082533
Choir score
Item no.: 1176959
Instrumental Accompaniment Set
for: SATB with Soprano & Bass Soloists, Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1058851
5 Octaves of Handbells Level 3
for: Handbells
Choir score
Item no.: 1126440
Unterrichtsmaterial
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1593844
Edited from the First edition
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215468
for: Soprano or Tenor Voice
Book
Item no.: 1118690
for: 2 flutes, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1215250
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1356112
CB5
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1112530
for: Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1593456
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Book
Item no.: 1119560
für Soli, gem Chor, Orchester und Orgel
Studienpartitur (dt)
for: CHORMUSIK GEMISCHTER CHOR MIT BEGLEITUNG GEISTLICH EINZELN
Study score
Item no.: 1344041
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 964650
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175095
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1110644