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: Violine (Klarinette), Viola (Violoncello) und Klavier
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1539021
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1019336
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 161883
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 161372
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 161318
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 161302
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404595
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 169855
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 191712
for: 2 Horns and Piano
Book
Item no.: 166930
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 165359
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163747
for: 2 Violas and Piano
Book
Item no.: 162955
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 161314
for: Bläserquintett
Book
Item no.: 150476
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 143588
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 133359
for: Violine und Violoncello
Book
Item no.: 404421
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163858
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163577
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 278718
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 404243
for: Voice (low), piano
Book
Item no.: 169629
for: 2 Horns and Piano
Book
Item no.: 167401
for: 2 Clarinets and Piano
Book
Item no.: 166415
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163756
for: 2 Cellos and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163589
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 160319
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Item no.: 100455
for: 2 voices (sbar), piano
Item no.: 100452
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 100450
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 378482
for: Clarinet, viola, orchestra
Single part (Violin solo)
Item no.: 617101
Arrangement for Soloists, Choir and Chamber Orchestra
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 642337
Version von 1900 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 580478
for: Violin, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 769167
for orchestra
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 682793
for: Organ
Item no.: 384831
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1006190
6. Waldeinsamkeit
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742437
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 632536
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1349908
for: 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 1349896
for: 2 violins, viola [2 violins, cello]
Set of parts
Item no.: 1349882
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1139525
for: 4 cellos
Score, part
Item no.: 1340860