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: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 773244
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 773242
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238126
for: Children's choir (S/SA) [mixed choir (SAM)], piano; instruments ad lib.
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 693209
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 586504
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238098
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779175
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 771658
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), harp, organ; violin, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano ad lib.
Single part Violin
Item no.: 676805
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237009
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 139323
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689782
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1556960
für Zupforchester oder Streichorchester
for: Mandolin orchestra
Single part Mandolin 2
Item no.: 683527
Galopp für Zupforchester
for: Mandolin orchestra
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 681533
Bearbeitung für Chor und Kammerensemble
for: Mixed choir (SATB), flute, 2 violins, alto, cello, double bass
Single part Viola
Item no.: 778390
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 126828
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium
Item no.: 126791
Single part
Item no.: 126733
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 126405
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 331455
Guitar (single part)
Item no.: 277262
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 302232
Single part Zither 2
Item no.: 582024
nach der Studie h-moll, op. 35, 22
for: Mandolin orchestra
Single part Mandolin 1
Item no.: 1025152
Version fo choir of equal voices and instruments
Musique sacrée française
for: Women's choir (1 part), chamber ensemble
Single part Organ
Item no.: 687454
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 150945
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium
Item no.: 144652
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium (Bass instrument)
Item no.: 126956
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 126954
for: KLAR-ES
Single part
Item no.: 577113
Single part 2
Item no.: 104127
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 219924
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 219923
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 219090
for: ZITH 1
Single part Zither 1
Item no.: 224019
for: KB
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 634349
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 368967
Single part
Item no.: 126200
Der Satz, vermutlich im September 1812 komponiert, stellt eine der frühesten Meßvertonungen Schuberts dar.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237874
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236282
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 561611
Single part Trombone 3 (Bass clef)
Item no.: 367183
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 274961
Single part Trombone 3
Item no.: 237353
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Trumpet 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237140
D 950
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Oboe 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237133
Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgabe – Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 227265
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