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.
Sunday
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1124432
on a Cavatina from Beatrice di Tenda by V. Bellini
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1310864
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312116
Opus 40
for: Concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1314474
for: Trumpet or Flugelhorn & Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1636143
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 963700
for: Trumpet, concert band
Conductors part (C), Parts
Item no.: 1563037
from the Nutcracker Suite op.71
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, 4 Single part
Item no.: 312419
Study score
Item no.: 409729
Op. 15 Nr. 2
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281306
Op. 15 Nr. 2
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281295
from Carnival Scenes from Vienna Op. 26
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284736
from Carnival Scenes from Vienna Op. 26
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284721
from Carnival Scenes from Vienna Op. 26
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284720
Klassik
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284710
Klassik
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284700
Op. 50, F-Dur
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284666
Op. 50 Eb-Dur
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1284662
S.49, WoO.1
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275763
S.49, WoO.1
for: Bass trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275760
S.49, WoO.1
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275759
S.49, WoO.1
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275752
IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me - Op. 55
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275707
Suite 3
Œuvres Choisies pour Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 495250
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 206513
for: Violin, organ
Item no.: 200546
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 986685
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 926208
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 925672
Oper/Operette
for: BB
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 924337
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 924314
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 987144
für 2 Klaviere zu 4 Händen - Übertragung vom Komponisten
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 361068
für Gesang und Klavier (Originalausgabe)
Deutsch / Englisch
Italienisches Liederbuch / Band 3
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 360628
for: Oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 780937
Gitarre-Soli 41
for: Guitar
Ensemble score
Item no.: 114431
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392032
Ouvertüre Nr. 1 zur Oper "Fidelio"
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391841
aus "Fürst Igor"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 358913
Marschformat / Petit format / Card Size
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1316025
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315460
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315454
for: Organ, concert band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315116
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306941
for: Trumpet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306892
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306889
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306882
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306842