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: Salon orchestra
Piano conductor, orchestral parts
Item no.: 283578
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 258752
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 237652
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 227768
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 224228
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 213520
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 212606
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 177439
for: Salon orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 111809
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 171781
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Chorstimme
Item no.: 1112029
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 1112028
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 1111945
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier oder Orchester
Set of parts
Item no.: 1111889
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1111887
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Chorstimme
Item no.: 1111886
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 457401
for: zwei Klarinetten in B und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 354429
for: Männerchor (TTBB) und Klavier 4-händig
Score
Item no.: 353240
for: Women's choir (SMezA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 261121
for: Frauenchor (SA) mit Soli (SA) und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 351919
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1353449
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 432660
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 373761
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 327356
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 181477
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 373749
Klavierkonzert
nach der Henle-Gesamtausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 341649
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 340298
for: Piano
Item no.: 359980
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 283169
for: FL (ABFL) 3 GIT
Score, Parts
Item no.: 215784
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 128293
for: 2 oboes, 2 horns, bassoon (quintet)
Study score
Item no.: 310176
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308030
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 307055
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 307031
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Ensemble score
Item no.: 306982
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307948
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307914
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307906
for: Soloist (baritone), male choir (TTBB), concert band
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 307884
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307829
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307804
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307292
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 307213
for: Male choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 307128
for: Male choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 307121