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: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430680
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 737301
for: Salon orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332239
for: Salon orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332237
for: Salon orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332235
for: Violin, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 128097
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757305
March
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 757130
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2, 3, Electronium
Item no.: 221466
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 221184
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4, Bass instrument
Item no.: 221456
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 221453
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
Item no.: 222140
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2, 3, 4 (Bass instrument)
Item no.: 220580
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 478842
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 478840
for: Cello, strings
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1557632
for: Clarinet, string orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355302
for: Harp, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355265
for: Trumpet, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355261
for: Flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons
Single part Clarinet 1
Item no.: 1355021
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1557892
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1557818
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 1557747
for: String orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 1646562
for: HRN SOLO
Single part
Item no.: 168488
for: 7 Blockflöten (SSAATTB)
Treble recorder 1, 2 (single part)
Item no.: 243543
for: 2 recorders (SA), piano
Descant and treble recorder (single part)
Item no.: 355199
for: Jugendchor (Mez/SMezA) mit Streichorchester und Orgel oder mit Klavier 2- oder 4-händig
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1546049
for: Jugendchor (Mez/SMezA) mit Streichorchester und Orgel oder mit Klavier 2- oder 4-händig
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1545848
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 194388
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 132130
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 421775
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 326817
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 300966
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 299230
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 299054
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 246151
for: Orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 201177
for: String orchestra [string quintet]
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 674820
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343039
for: Streichquartett oder Streichquintett (Streichorchester)
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1545296
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 336371
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770938
for: Cello, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 692788
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 638351
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 638241
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 625509
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