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: Violin, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 623437
The first definitive author's version – In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag
for: Cello, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 577769
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298879
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 287133
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 246637
for: Flute [violin], piano
Music score
Item no.: 184167
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (sextet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 682677
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 621039
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 210614
Item no.: 300594
Piano reduction
Item no.: 360851
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 896865
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 148932
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128122
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 655360
Based on the Critical Complete Edition of the Complete Works, published by International Gustav Mahler Society, Vienna
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 113102
for: 2 oboes, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 113573
Petr Il'ic Cajkovskij – New Edition of Complete Works 39c
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 297113
for: Piano
Item no.: 460103
for: Guitar, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 281796
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 291866
for: Piano
Item no.: 356055
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 355822
for: Flute, guitar
Item no.: 355641
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 287444
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 287340
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 681630
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 255869
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 144196
for: Oboe, horn, piano (trio)
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 583111
in der ersten Lage (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Viola
Item no.: 360321
for: Voice
Item no.: 283330
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 268853
Trois Esquisses Symphoniques (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 432596
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 181759
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 304918
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 283507
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 282524
for: Bass trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 130545
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 124368
Alle späteren Werkreihen und die kleineren Einzelstücke.
Band 2 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125018
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 143072
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 555141
Piano reduction
Item no.: 297731
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197489
Passion
No. 12-22
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 285806
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 285743
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