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: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 668159
for: Clarinet, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
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Urtext from the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 777062
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
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for: Bariton-Saxophon und Klavier
Piano reduction, solo part
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for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 956871
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 268848
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 356823
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 896445
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 683419
for: Voice (medium), piano
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 1619893
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 621837
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625983
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625859
for: Chor und Klavier
Choir score
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for: Flute, orchestra
Item no.: 1351955
for: Male choir
Choir score
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 257156
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 257173
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1117608
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1092091
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043665
for: Women's choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1043699
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1160533
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 345571
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, Electronium
Item no.: 220737
Lyric book
Item no.: 263379
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1204632
for: String Ensemble, Piano
Score
Item no.: 262605
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 363422
(Urtext)
for: Piano
Item no.: 400998
for: Chamber ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019762
for: Chamber ensemble
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1215875
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 221511
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 220882
Book
Item no.: 1204712
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1204601
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 337222
for: Trumpet (C/B-flat), organ
Item no.: 150238
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151663
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 195609
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 138542
for: Harp or Harps
Score
Item no.: 1634297
for: Flute [violin], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1340911
for: Saxophon und Klavier
Score
Item no.: 923121
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