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: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Sopran solo und Orchester
Lyric book
Item no.: 199245
for: Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888335
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 201345
for: 2-Part Treble Voices and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 903470
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) a cappella oder mit Blechbläsern (4-2-3-1) oder Klavier (Orgel)
Choir score
Item no.: 203524
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 203468
for: gemischter Chor und Klavier oder Instrumente
Choir score
Item no.: 203455
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier oder Orchester
Set of parts
Item no.: 1111889
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 299864
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 205025
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 205021
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 204868
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1212271
for: 4 Klarinetten
Book
Item no.: 868350
for: Guitar
Item no.: 301992
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 767022
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 375165
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392458
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1544757
for: Accordion
Single part
Item no.: 102286
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102175
for: gemischter Chor (unisono, Volksgesang) mit Orgel oder kleinem Orchester
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 173044
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) oder Frauenchor (S/SA) und Orgel oder Orchester oder Blasorchester
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 428757
for: Viola, orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 375472
Lyric book
Item no.: 372796
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: 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: 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