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.
from the Opera La Traviata
for: Baritone and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198417
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1092982
Symphonisches Gedicht (Ouvertüre und Polonaise)
Taschenpartitur 181
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1535214
for: Eb or Bb Soloist and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1590837
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1590971
for: 2 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1591105
for: 4 string instruments
Study score
Item no.: 1355904
for: Violin, orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1646241
for: Violin, orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 1646243
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Flute 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1669001
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1667247
Klassik
for: Bass Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1111511
for: Voice, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1119423
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1145226
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Guitar Duet
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1163643
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1541151
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1118805
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1194964
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1172414
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1173393
for: Violin, piano
Book
Item no.: 1118720
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1138932
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1118048
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Bass Voice
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 912154
L'Arlesienne
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1143798
Klassik
for: Voice (high)
Book
Item no.: 1204752
for: Viola Quartet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 993573
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1195111
Sull?Opera Lohengrin Di R. Wagner Op. 54
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1215183
for: 12 horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619934
Item no.: 620912
Klassik
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 1119579
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1111184
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1324356
Flex 7 Concert
for: Flexible wind ensemble (7 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1113039
for: Lyrics
Lyrics
Item no.: 1350320
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Book
Item no.: 1118240
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1141695
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 909333
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1138211
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1204519
Nutcracker
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144066
for: Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Book
Item no.: 977140
Pomme D'Api-M. Choufleuri Restera Chez Lui
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1136918
for: Wind Tentet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215320
D Messe
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175087
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