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.
für Soli (SSATB), gem Chor und Orchester
Klavierauszug (la)
for: CHORMUSIK GEMISCHTER CHOR MIT BEGLEITUNG GEISTLICH EINZELN
Item no.: 1340751
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1340752
Oper/Operette
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1085902
for: Zither (Viennese tuning)
Item no.: 607463
for: Voice (high), horn, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 780479
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1043238
Zweites Streichquartett C-Dur
(Partitur und Stimmen)
Item no.: 1345268
Streichorchester (1. und 2. Fassung)
Studienpartitur
for: Violin, string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345267
for: Concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1593348
D 460
Stimmensatz
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 237965
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1160658
für Sopran und Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Voice, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1585846
Flute Quartet
for: Flötenquartett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829224
for: 3 Oboe's and English Horn
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830173
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 829894
D. 53
for: Cello Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829817
Chanson Du Printemps
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 829517
for: Bassoon Duet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829430
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 829171
for: Saxophonquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829080
D. 147
for: Cello Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829064
D. 38
for: Cello Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829010
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Item no.: 303564
for: Organ
Item no.: 163815
for: 4 Tenorhörner
Score, Parts
Item no.: 472557
Originalversion 1830
Erstdruck
Repertoire explorer
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Set of parts (Strings)
Item no.: 656547
for: Accordion
Item no.: 327288
for: Concert band
Item no.: 313507
3 Bläserquintette in e-Moll, Es-Dur, G-Dur
um 1810
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 646307
for: Organ
Item no.: 478786
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 475934
for: Male choir
Item no.: 277314
Salon-Orchester
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 609288
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 1043457
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 624190
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202724
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202656
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1200999
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1200973
for: Women's choir (SSAA), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1200905
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1200837
for: Flute, viola, harp
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1202331
Oper/Operette
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963320
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 963315
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1612008
for: 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215480