“Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen, Danish Author
What do we mean by “Classical Music”? There are classics in every artistic discipline, and music is no exception. Here at Stretta, you can find sheet music and scores from all periods of music history, and all musical forms! If you would like to know more about the meaning and origin of the term “Classical Music”, click here:
The term classical music, in a broader sense, separates what is often called “Serious Music” from Music for Entertainment and Folk Music . Classical music encompasses all periods of modern history, driven by Western composers from the Medieval Period, through the Baroque and Romantic Periods, to the modern classical music of today.
In a more narrow sense, The Classical Period means the historical period of classical music from around 1750 to 1800. It was a long period of musical development, from “Pre-Classical”, to “ Musical Sensibility”, through to “Music of the Enlightenment”. Baroque tonality continued to develop and transform, and became more complex, perfectly demonstrated through the music of the three“ Viennese Classics” Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. There was a departure from figured bass and counterpoint, and a move towards clearly defined melody and accompaniment. Many important musical works, such as the symphony and the string quartet developed, and really came into their own in the classical period, and classical music itself also began to be more and more accessible, moving out of the court and church, and into the public eye.
In Ancient Rome, the term “classicus” was reserved for a citizen in the highest tax bracket. In a figurative sense, something exemplary or immaculate is called ’classic’, a good literary example being the ’Weimar Classics’ of Schiller and Goethe. One of the highest of accolades, being named a ’classic’, is almost always awarded posthumously, an artist is very rarely referred to as a ’classic’ during their lifetime.
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4262
for: 2 trumpets (C/B-flat), 2 trombones (quartet)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4223
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4186
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4174
for: Voice (medium), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4150
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4147
for: Alto saxophone [horn] (E-flat), piano [keyboard/guitar]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4069
for: Flute [violin], guitar
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4017
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano reduction (pdf download)
Item no.: 3987
for: Flute
Sheet music
Item no.: 3985
for: Trumpet (B-flat), horn (F), 2 trombones
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3982
for: Flute [violin], basso continuo
Score, parts, audio files
Item no.: 3975
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3966
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 3951
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3937
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3906
for: 2 violins [violin, viola], cello (trio)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3893
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 3892
for: 2 clarinets (B-flat), bassoon
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3874
for: 4 voices [women's choir] (SSAA)
Score
Item no.: 3869
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 3863
for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3860
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3824
for: Voice (low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3800
for: 3 melodic instruments (C/B-flat) (C/B-flat/E-flat) (C/B-flat/E-flat low), piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, percussion
Score, parts, audio files
Item no.: 3721
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 2589
for: Flute [violin], basso continuo
Score, parts, audio files
Item no.: 2572
for: Melody instrument (C), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2548
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Sheet music
Item no.: 2506
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 2485
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2481
for: Guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 2450
for: 2 voices
Score
Item no.: 2447
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2438
for: 5 recorders (SAATB)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2424
for: Voice (medium/high), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2409
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2400
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2393
for: Cello
Sheet music
Item no.: 2378
for: 2 trumpets
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 2368
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2301
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2250
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2225
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 2224
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5442
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 5409
for: Cello, organ
Organ score, solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 5407
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 5373