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.
Overture to the Opera
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 659069
violin concert
Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 554888
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 498864
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 429006
for: Eb Saxophone
Buch
Item no.: 912572
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 689966
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 629096
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 192702
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1139731
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 1140306
for: Piano
Item no.: 1356809
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 777525
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 205025
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 205021
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 204868
for: Orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 405215
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 201345
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280884
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 202310
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [male choir (TTBB)], orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 202265
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 199247
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Sopran solo und Orchester
Lyric book
Item no.: 199245
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203990
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) a cappella oder mit Blechbläsern (4-2-3-1) oder Klavier (Orgel)
Choir score
Item no.: 203524
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 203468
for: gemischter Chor und Klavier oder Instrumente
Choir score
Item no.: 203455
for: Piano
Item no.: 153043
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 1620531
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 299864
for: gemischter Chor (unisono, Volksgesang) mit Orgel oder kleinem Orchester
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 173044
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) oder Frauenchor (S/SA) und Orgel oder Orchester oder Blasorchester
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 428757
for: Guitar
Item no.: 301992
for: Accordion
Single part
Item no.: 102286
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 102175
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 100448
for: Viola, orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 375472
Lyric book
Item no.: 372796
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 287895
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Kinder- oder Jugendchor mit kleinem Orchester
Score
Item no.: 351774
for: Choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 288311
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 288309
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 288173
for: Salon orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 314063
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 312756
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester)
Item no.: 300632
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 295500
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 294877