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.
Klavier
for: Piano
Piano score
Item no.: 197122
Gesang+Klavier
for: Voice (low), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 197114
for: SPR GCH
Choir score
Item no.: 148781
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 148233
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 147612
Beihefte Praktischer Musik 1
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
PART CHP ST
Item no.: 146149
Motette für das Erntefest
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 171839
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 246224
for: Male choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 293152
for: Male choir
[deutsch, latein]
Item no.: 293008
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 289481
Leuckart-Reprint
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 470031
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 290759
for: Zither (German tuning)
Item no.: 290233
for: Organ
Item no.: 289779
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Item no.: 290446
op.93 für doppelten Männerchor,
Orchester und Orgel (ad lib), Studienpartitur
for: CHORMUSIK MAENNERCHOR MIT BEGLEITUNG GEISTLICH EINZELN
Item no.: 558878
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 289111
Date For Three
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 269231
Zwei Klaviere 4hd
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 268621
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557361
for: Organ
Item no.: 314362
for: Cello
Item no.: 313137
C-Dur
Cantus Ecclesiae 1262
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 242729
Buch
Item no.: 249236
Buch
Item no.: 248958
Buch
Item no.: 248925
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 248920
Buch
Item no.: 248813
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 253798
for: Classical
Buch
Item no.: 250749
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 250311
for: Classical
Buch
Item no.: 249759
Buch
Item no.: 249591
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 249544
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 249509
Klassik
for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 249482
Komische Oper in 3 Akten
Lyric book
Item no.: 293828
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Item no.: 481971
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 478448
for: Male choir
Item no.: 478406
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1356227