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.: 430659
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 485270
for: Mixed choir, piano
Item no.: 210318
for: Electric organ
Songbook
Item no.: 402455
for organ and orchestra, 1893 – 94
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237559
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673898
Suite in the Olden Style
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 775622
Suite in the Olden Style
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 775621
Suite in the Olden Style
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 775625
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 497712
for: Flexible Windensemble and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 559001
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 671638
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 273333
Item no.: 617275
for: Piano
Item no.: 1625347
for: 2 pianos
Study score
Item no.: 1541358
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1541070
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1540951
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1540902
for: Violin, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 615205
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067962
Score
Item no.: 380750
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 681516
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 648891
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 346566
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 333578
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 183003
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1617140
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1011298
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1627058
for: Flöte, Klarinette, Horn und Klavier
Item no.: 1352059
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 908349
for: Harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 1202020
for: Accordion
Single part
Item no.: 102286
for: Accordion
Item no.: 102224
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102175
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649608
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649607
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649551
for: Bass clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649545
for: Alto trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1649542
3. Wachtelschlag "Am Kirchturm steht der Abendstern"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733457
1. Zuneigung "Im Widerhall wird Hier und Dort"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733456
4. Kleiner Morgenwanderer "Frisch auf! Mit frohem Mut"
for: Frauen- oder Kinderchor (SMezA)
Choir score
Item no.: 733333
"Die Himmel rühmen", C-Dur
for: gemischter Chor (Frauen-/Kinderchor) mit Klavier oder 3 Violinen, Violoncello, Bass und Pauken
Einzelstimme Pauken
Item no.: 733156
"Frühling kommt angezogen" Idylle
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 782650
"Immer lustig, fesch und munter" (Marsch)
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 782645
Walzer "Frau Sonne lacht zum Fenster hell herein"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 782643