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.: 622857
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 217367
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 644876
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 465002
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 465004
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 465006
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 466302
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 432660
(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 290080
(Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 290079
Urtext (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 326263
Urtext (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 326262
Overture to the Music to Shakespeare's Comedy
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 166975
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 583544
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 498864
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 554645
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 664612
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 339532
Entr'actes D 797 Nos. 1, 3a and 5 [from Op. 26]
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 367218
"A Schlosser hot an Gsellen gehabt"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742899
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 261121
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 375335
for: Männerchor (TTBB) und Klavier 4-händig
Score
Item no.: 353240
Chorwerke mit Orchester II (Gesamtausgabe, Urtextausgabe) (Complete edition, Urtext)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Item no.: 361420
String Symphony MWV N 7
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: String orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 350136
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 608089
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 913232
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 903805
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 183714
for: Piano
Item no.: 107906
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1714874
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Book
Item no.: 1204697
for: Chor, Violine (opt.), Violoncello (opt.) und Keyboard
Choir score
Item no.: 887305
for: Mixed choir; piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 337825
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 670859
for: Orchestra
Taschenpartitur
Item no.: 395095
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 375165
for: für Soli: Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Chor SATB, Orgel und Orchester Bass
Choir part
Item no.: 1135571
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 916221
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907834
Symphonic Poem
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 724892
for: Frauenchor (SA) mit Soli (SA) und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 351919
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) oder Frauenchor (S/SA) und Orgel oder Orchester oder Blasorchester
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 428757
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 695291
"Die Worte des Glaubens"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Solo (Bar) und Orchester
Choir part Soprano/Alto
Item no.: 791068
for: Piano
Book
Item no.: 124176
for: Cello, guitar
2 single parts
Item no.: 119089
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 478913
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