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: Flute, guitar
Ensemble score
Item no.: 142513
for: Bassoon, piano
Item no.: 457514
for: Trombone, concert band
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 456706
for: Piano
Item no.: 145316
Sudien und Übungen
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 180024
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 182378
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Item no.: 181961
Klassik
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 181802
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 394668
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 394537
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 407343
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 776108
op. 34
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 759825
Kompositonen für Gitarre und Streichinstrumente
for: Violine und Gitarre (Klavier)
Music score
Item no.: 760292
for: 2 oboes, trumpet, string orchestra [2 violins, viola, cello (quartet)]; bassoon ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 770144
Arrangement Burchard
Item no.: 495523
Overture
Carpe Diem Classic for Concert Band Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 676834
for: Soprano, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198633
from the Opera Carmen
for: Sopran, Tenor and Concert Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198340
from the Opera La Traviata
for: Soprano and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198387
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198440
Overture
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198524
mit Stimmen für C-, B- und F-Instrumente
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1013064
Kle Music
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, bass trombone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1013087
for: Organ, klavarskribo notation
Book
Item no.: 1088526
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072895
Violoncelle et Piano
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1073245
Volume 1 - Trios N°1 En Re Majeur et N°2 En Sol Mineur
for: Flute, Oboe and Bassoon or Cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1072003
Klassische Meisterwerke – in neuer Gestalt
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, 3 Single part
Item no.: 1340761
Repertoire Philharmonisches Duo Berlin Jörg Baumman - Klaus Stoll
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1654041
Nr. 1 aus: Sechs Lieder für Chor
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1659791
1.-5. Lage
for: Violin, string orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1657497
for: 3 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1657526
for: Chamber orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1658524
per flauto, clarinetto, violino, due chitarre, violoncello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1658662
score
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1677667
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [piano]
Choir score
Item no.: 1667298
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668030
for: 1-2 Cornets (B-flat), piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1668677
Sinfonisches Melodram für Streichorchester
Partitur, Text und Stimmen
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1671134
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1072000
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1557707
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1557763
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 276866
für zwei Violinen, Viola, Violoncello, Kontrabass und Klavier
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 274925
Komische Oper in einem Akt
Reprint
Opera explorer
Study score 10
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 236580
Repertoire Explorer
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 236579