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.
Ein deutsches Sanctus
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 169961
for: Concert band
Item no.: 207097
Buch
Item no.: 249398
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 249125
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 226751
for: Bassoon, orchestra
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 492035
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 179957
Stompin' With T K
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 477332
Drei Gitarren oder Gitarrenorchester
for: 3 guitars
Item no.: 224809
for: Organ
Item no.: 170968
"De Fire Temperamenter"
Klavierauszug für vier Hände
for: Piano 4 hands
Piano reduction
Item no.: 690929
Sous Les Pieds D'une Femme
for: Baritone Voice
Book
Item no.: 1118157
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1138680
from "Variations on an Original Theme" ("Enigma Variations") op.36
Variation IX
for: Symphonic orchestra
Clarinet 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1664344
Klassik
for: Accordion orchestra
Book
Item no.: 1195335
for: Brass band
Set of parts
Item no.: 1143124
3rd Movement
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1593657
for: Soprano and Tenor Voice
Book
Item no.: 1118775
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1195348
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 972922
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1140941
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1141459
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1108006
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1086014
Intermediate
for: 3 harps
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1591715
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1086222
Klassik
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 1540254
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1542629
for: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 1629147
Klassik
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1540524
Grand opéra in fünf Akten
UMPC Critical Editions
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Piano reductions
Item no.: 745200
Theme from Requiem
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1143400
Sudien und Übungen
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1141432
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175248
for: Flexible Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1089867
for: Flute Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 993612
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1019512
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 915567
Choir score
Item no.: 1176733
Oper/Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907551
for: Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1118239
From 6th Symphony
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144370
Mark Foster
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 827300
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175147
for: 2 Euphoniums and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1143308
Ballade von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Carl Loewe Edition Band 12
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1009459
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1118725