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: Piano
Music score (reprint)
Item no.: 638809
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Piano reductions
Item no.: 621740
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 900377
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 911988
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 911443
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 358958
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 358957
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 358836
for: Voice (low), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 358779
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 817014
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 891523
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 910219
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 909950
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 681513
for: 3 Tenor Trombones
Buch
Item no.: 914146
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 207283
for: Cello, orchestra
Klavierauszug mit Solostimme
Item no.: 429395
for: Flute, string orchestra
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 643447
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 899489
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 893476
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 864136
for: Soloist (tenor), women's choir, horn (E-flat), piano
Choir score
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for: Voice (tenor/soprano), piano [male choir (TTBB), 3 horns]
Choir score
Item no.: 768746
for: Male choir, orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 645588
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 643704
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 465302
for: Concert band
Item no.: 304452
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 304446
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1541452
for: VL KLAV CD (11)
Music score, online audio
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 480534
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 309483
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 106754
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 106744
for: Concert band
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 106722
"Bohemian Suite"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 188939
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 340007
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 106051
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 130384
Single part Flute 2
Item no.: 584158
for: Harp
Item no.: 129619
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 106304
for: Male choir, guitar
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 638600
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 278502
Version of 1851
Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 229333
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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