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.
D. 57
for: Tuba Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829737
for: Flötentrio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829589
D. 147
for: Tuba Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829471
Oboe and String Ensemble
for: Oboe and String Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829352
for: Violin, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829284
Trombone, String Ensemble and Piano
for: Trombone, String Ensemble and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829072
D. 56
for: Violin Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829051
D. 53
for: Trombone Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829047
for: Cornet und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829704
for: Cornet und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829642
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 829314
for: Clarinet, piano
Book
Item no.: 1011687
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1011661
Buch
Item no.: 103328
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 963290
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830144
for: 3 Oboe's and English Horn
Score, Parts
Item no.: 830018
String Ensemble
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829150
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829100
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Item no.: 556445
for: Flute, clarinet, piano
Item no.: 428617
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1060557
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067331
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1009931
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015850
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023418
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1021343
from Tannhauser
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015455
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1065265
March
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067752
Ballet Music & Soldier's March
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1013555
Ballet Music
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067407
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1066199
Excerpted from: Gotterdammerung
BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1020161
Overture
BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Conductors part
Item no.: 1065677
Selection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1062113
Chanson Triste
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1009869
Overture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067572
La Giaconda
Series: BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019107
Prelude & Siciliano
BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1018121
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1063139
Cello Repertoire
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348909
Clarinet Repertoire
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348389
Woodwind ensemble
for: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1348568
June
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1067755
BOVACO Vocal Solo
for: Voice, concert band
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 1062019
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1064728
BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1022439