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: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Study score
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for: Violin, orchestra
Score
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for: Double bass, piano
Score
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
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for: Symphonic orchestra
5 Study scores
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Book (softcover)
Item no.: 300111
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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Volume 2
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 187645
for: Solists, boys’ choir, mixed choir, orchestra
Conductor score
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Based on the Critical Complete Edition, published by International Gustav Mahler Society, Vienna
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 576354
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Score
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Piano Lessons by Cornelius Gurlitt
for: Piano
Music score
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Version for Viola
with marked and unmarked string parts
Free Download of Arpeggione part
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
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for: 2 flutes (duet)
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for: Violin, piano
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for: Flute, orchestra
Score
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for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Trumpet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
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for: Flute, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
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for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
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for: Accordion
Item no.: 213446
for: Organ
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 661309
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Voices, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 619745
für zwei Violoncelli
for: 2 cellos
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 673557
for: Violin, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet), harmonium, piano
Score
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for: Voice (alto), organ
Sheet music, audio files
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pour orgue
for: Organ
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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für Gesang und Klavier
Original-Ausgabe für Hohe Stimme
Lieder in 3 Bänden, Urtext, Band 2 (Sammelband, Urtextausgabe) (Collection, Urtext)
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 360078
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
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The Carnival of the Animals
for: Chamber ensemble
Study score (Urtext edition)
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Trumpet, piano
Sheet music
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Collection of Easy Pieces for Children á la Schumann
Urtext on Čajkovskij. New Edition of the Complete Works
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Clarinet, piano
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for: Cello, piano
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for: Violine, Violoncello Klavier ORCH
Study score
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for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
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for: Viola, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
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Selected Organ Works
for: Organ
Music score
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 pianos, harmonium
Study score
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no. 19 and no. 20 g minor and G major op. 49 no. 1 and no. 2
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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25 Transcriptions for Cello and Piano 2
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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Book
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
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