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: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 305575
for: Streichquartett oder Streichquintett (Streichorchester)
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 1546251
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1170121
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 638220
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 694893
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 646557
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 625508
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1316893
for: Violin
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 482371
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 274953
"Triple Concerto"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, cello, piano, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 498883
for: Choir, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1560530
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Single parts
Item no.: 1717672
for: Violin, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332572
for: Concert band
Single part Clarinet 1 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1546453
for: Concert band
Single part Horn 1/2 (E-flat)
Item no.: 1545290
for: Concert band
Single part Clarinet (E-flat)
Item no.: 1544942
for: Streichquartett und Kontrabass ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1539128
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1043744
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 143133
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 641346
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 421769
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 301950
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 290093
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 248012
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 223431
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 214760
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 214759
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 214492
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 206051
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 164335
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 154445
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 326816
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 230379
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 144438
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 300634
for: Solo Streicher und Klavier
Single part Viola
Item no.: 656657
for: Mandolinen-Quartett oder Mandolinen-Orchester
Single part Mandolin 1
Item no.: 1545593
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 201173
for: Orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 149330
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689784
Bearbeitung für Chor und Kammerensemble
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flute, 2 violins, alto, cello, double bass
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 778349
Süße Tränen
Romanze
for: Cello, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 767543
bearbeitet für Violine Solo, alternativ Viola Solo, Klarinette in B, Marimba und Orchester
for: Chamber orchestra
Single part marimba
Item no.: 817755
Psalm 50 für Soli, Männerchor und Orchester
for: 3 soloists (TTB), male choir (TTB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672441
für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orchester
Violine 1
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 682200
Single part Alto saxophone
Item no.: 162088
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Trombone 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237143
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