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: Gitarrenduo
Book
Item no.: 1118031
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 579288
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 473349
for: Male choir
Item no.: 478404
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 278329
for: Piano
Item no.: 294648
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 215461
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 139662
for: Voice (alto)
Item no.: 143410
for: 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (double quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 160283
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1200882
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1108893
Overture to the Operetta
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1676706
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 205301
for: EHRN ORCH
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 282316
Single edition
Item no.: 602439
for: Alto flute, piano
Item no.: 585778
Goldene Zither
for: Zither (German tuning)
Item no.: 286793
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 245461
for: Recorder ensemble
Item no.: 211711
for: Guitar
Item no.: 163965
Single part Trumpet 2
Item no.: 162079
for: Viola
Item no.: 184367
for: 2 violins, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 185686
for: Trumpet, concert band
Item no.: 185556
for: MCH KLAV
Item no.: 657631
for: Snare drum, piano
Item no.: 602217
for: Women's choir, piano
Item no.: 603119
Gyoergy Geiger Elebnis Trompete 8
for: Trumpet, harp [piano]
Item no.: 204095
for: Saxophone
Item no.: 359903
for: FL OB KLAR HRN FAG 2 VL VA VC KB
Score, Parts
Item no.: 161473
Gyoergy Geiger - Erlebnis Trompete 23
for: Trumpet, harp [piano]
Item no.: 175832
für Violine und Streicher (Streichorchester)
for: Violin, string orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655195
Walzer op. 154
for: Concert band
Score, conductor's part, orchestral parts
Item no.: 465644
for: 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, organ, timpani
Music score
Item no.: 498689
Droben stehet die Kapelle
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 658390
Auf schweigenden Bergesgipfeln
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 655768
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 655769
aus 'Der Nussknacker'
for: 3 flutes, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 778837
Klaviersolostimme
Carl Loewe Edition Band 7
for: Piano, orchestra
Single part (Piano solo)
Item no.: 1009443
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043845
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 1043925
(Die Wollust in den Maien)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043948
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201796
for: Piano, harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 1200984
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1201005
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201388