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 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 465006
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 465004
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 465002
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 457125
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 373749
Klavierkonzert
nach der Henle-Gesamtausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 341649
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 340298
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 327356
for: Cello, orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 444368
for: Cello, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 444366
for: Violin, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 615205
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 564598
Operette in 3 Akten | Reprintausgabe
Lyric book
Item no.: 1641948
Lyric book
Item no.: 1714162
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1646908
In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag
for: Violin, orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 657981
for: Cello, piano
Single part Cello
Item no.: 130094
for: Brass ensemble (5 parts)
Score
Item no.: 923227
for: Bläserquintett und Kontrabass
Score, Parts
Item no.: 144519
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1659113
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 1659106
for: Piano
Item no.: 1610988
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 192702
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 293029
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 554646
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1620637
for: 4 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 586432
for: Wind Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 892316
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 1538979
for: Klavier und Gesang (mit Violine/Flöte oder Violoncello obligat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1546081
for: Saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 149043
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 139587
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1540354
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 216037
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 184455
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 465301
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 147809
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 404447
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 214808
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 169963
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 165319
for: Violin and Various Instruments
Book
Item no.: 162264
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 160284
for: Piano
Book
Item no.: 124176
for: für Soli: Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Chor SATB, Orgel und Orchester Bass
Choir part
Item no.: 1135571
for: für Soli:Sopran, 2 Bässe, Sprecher, Chor:SATB und Orchester
Taschenpartitur
Item no.: 1135068
for: für Orchester
Taschenpartitur
Item no.: 395129