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: Accordion
Item no.: 376502
for: Cello, strings
PART ST (2/2/1/1/1)
Item no.: 362124
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 161647
for: Concert band
Item no.: 137100
aus dem "Jungbrunnen"
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 645754
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 913369
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201024
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201105
for: Organ
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1203076
for: Male choir
Choir score
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for: Harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 1201322
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201133
Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts ziehn
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 643287
Klavier
for: Piano
Item no.: 268610
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 329116
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 458925
for: Accordion [piano]
Item no.: 299238
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 297651
Piano reduction
Item no.: 576913
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557331
for: HRN 1 2 3
Item no.: 330962
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1200989
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202717
Oratorio "Christus am Ölberge"
Beethoven vocal Urtext
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 694222
aus: Biblische Lieder
Organ reduction
Item no.: 238094
Item no.: 620044
for: Organ
Item no.: 350908
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 127408
for Trumpet
for: Trumpet and Symphonic Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198465
Sudien und Übungen
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 1195387
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1215259
for: Bass Voice and String Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215232
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1119556
Trahir Vincent ...
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Book
Item no.: 1119554
Grablied grosser G.
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1356267
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1162908
for: Voice (soprano), strings
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238063
for: Cello
Item no.: 176426
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 168035
for: Organ
Item no.: 167547
for: SAX SET
Item no.: 169870
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424587
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424034
Melodram in drei Akten
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 114834
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 564883
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 634841