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: Blechbläserquartett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830081
String Quartet
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829616
Tu La Neige Qui Brille ?
for: Cornet und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829605
for: 3 Trombones and Bass Trombone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829019
for: 2 clarinets
Book
Item no.: 1011768
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1011717
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1011660
D. 51
for: Trombone Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829800
for: Bläserquartett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829739
D. 56
for: Saxophone Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829618
Trumpet
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 829594
Alto Saxophone
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Music score
Item no.: 829457
Tuba
for: Tuba
Music score
Item no.: 829440
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 829415
D. 57
for: Trombone Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829236
3 Tuba's
for: 3 Tuba's
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1011696
for: Saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 149043
from Geneviève de Brabant
for: Tenor, Baritone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 897298
Ouverture
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 904390
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 899586
aus "Zigeunermelodien"op. 55/7
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 1538979
aus "Carmen"
for: school orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 293238
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 100448
from "Variations on an Original Theme" ("Enigma Variations") op.36
Variation IX
for: Symphonic orchestra
Bassoon 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 682842
from "Variations on an Original Theme" ("Enigma Variations") op.36
Variation IX
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 682841
from "Variations on an Original Theme" ("Enigma Variations") op.36
Variation IX
for: Symphonic orchestra
Oboe 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 682837
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202835
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202817
from the Ballet The Nutcracker op. 71
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 888789
Oratorium in zwei Teilen nach Worten der Heiligen Schrift
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1199888
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1012135
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 1620856
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1659113
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067162
Adagio
BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023675
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1063557
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1020898
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1013376
BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1069369
Prelude
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1068713
Vorspiel
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067113
Africaine, L'
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1043244
Potpourri
BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1017616
Pagliacci
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067791
for: Woodwind Octet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090838
for: Horn trio and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1016231
William Allen Music – Competition Series
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019194
op. 85/1
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 1659106