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: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 575687
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Ensemble score
Item no.: 306982
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 306281
for: Voice, guitar
Music score
Item no.: 777387
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 307213
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 304643
for: FL (ABFL) 3 GIT
Score, Parts
Item no.: 215784
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 128293
for: 2 oboes, 2 horns, bassoon (quintet)
Study score
Item no.: 310176
for: KLAR 2 VL VA VC (KB)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 431827
for: Soli SATBB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (4), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (3), Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 1637312
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1613342
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1586433
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1586432
for: Tenor solo, Chor SATTBB, Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (2), Trompeten (2) (nur Teil 1), Posaunen (3), Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1587052
Die Carus-Neuausgabe dieses Werkes enthält die Chorfuge Nr. 6, die in Mendelssohns Autograph zu finden ist und auch bei der Uraufführung musiziert wurde.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235397
for: 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons (winds octet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 282799
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770936
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 658864
for: Voice (alto)
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 308400
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308030
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307948
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307829
for: Voice (soprano) a cappella
Sopran 1
Item no.: 308484
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307906
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307914
Item no.: 638253
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309484
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309480
for: Soli STTBB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (2), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (3), Pauke, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass, Orgel
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1337030
for: Soli SATB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Klaviere (2), Harmonium
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1336995
for: Soli STB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), [Trompeten (2), Pauke], Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass, Orgel
Download (Audio)
Item no.: 1336990
for: Mixed choir (SATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1336715
Score
Item no.: 1336623
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770628
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308352
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308028
for: Soloist (baritone), male choir (TTBB), concert band
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 307884
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307804
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 210824
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308401
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308382
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 308345
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [male choir (TTBB)], orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 202265
for: Clarinet (B-flat)
Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 247499
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1356348
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 867869
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 564598