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: BASS-KLAR
Single part
Item no.: 577111
für das Jugendzupforchester Hessen im Januar 2009
for: Mandolin orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 604764
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 608015
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 144645
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 126701
Psalm 50 für Soli, Männerchor und Orchester
for: 3 soloists (TTB), male choir (TTB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 672440
'Sanft wie du lebtest'
Beethoven vocal – Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, cello
Single part Viola
Item no.: 683555
für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orchester
Violoncello
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 682203
für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orchester
Viola
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 682202
Oratorio
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1209976
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium 2
Item no.: 126873
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 126868
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 126827
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium 2
Item no.: 126735
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 126731
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 374492
Single part Zither 2
Item no.: 374114
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 278353
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 138139
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 368927
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 126700
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 348810
Bemsel Wild
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
Item no.: 158797
Bemsel Wild
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 158793
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 245750
Originalversion 1830
Repertoire explorer
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Single part Piano
Item no.: 656546
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
Item no.: 159009
D 488
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238067
D 27
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238041
D 962
Einzelstimme Vc.
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238019
Offertorium
Schubert-Archiv
Stuttgarter Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237938
Graduale in C
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237903
Ein frühes geistliches Werk des berühmten Opernkomponisten.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237184
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 586501
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 564339
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 460655
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238123
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238081
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Single part Bass recorder
Item no.: 689766
Print on demand
Music for String Ensemble
for: String orchestra
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 674615
Print on demand
Music for String Ensemble
for: String orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 674614
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 377115
MWV A 3
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236259
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236225
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237314
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Timpani (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237145
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Horn 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237139
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Bassoon 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237136