“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.
aus: Drei Geistliche Chöre für Frauenstimmen, op. 37
for: 2 soloists (SA), women's choir (SSAA)
Score
Item no.: 4024
aus:18 exercices d'une difficulté progressive, op. 120
for: Cello
Sheet music
Item no.: 4942
aus: Liederkreis, op. 1 (Nr. 3)
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 5671
aus: „Sonates Pour la Flûte-Traversière avec la Baße“, op. 1
Paris, 1726
for: Flute, basso continuo
Score, parts, audio files
Item no.: 6184
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 750412
op. 98/2 / op. 59/3
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 732888
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 731754
Drei Meditationen für hohe Singstimme und Orgel nach Texten von Jakob Böhme
for: hohe Singstimme und Orgel
Music score
Item no.: 729027
Rappresentazione di Anima e di Corpo
for: Voice (alto/mezzo-soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 728676
op. 31
for: Viola, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727650
14 Duos und Soli
for: 2 Malletinstrumente (Vibraphon, Marimbaphon, Xylophon, Stabspiele)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 727569
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 725868
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 725571
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 725112
(Mäßig bewegt, munter, Langsam, Lebhaft)
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724977
from: Dancla, Little School of Melody, op.123, Vol. 1
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722277
from: The Barber of Seville
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 722196
for: Tuba, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 694926
Kantate für Frauenstimmen und Harfe
for: Women's choir (SAA), harp
Score, part
Item no.: 687636
für Klarinette, Viola und Klavier
for: Clarinet, viola, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 684963
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1664200
for Women's Choir or vocal Trio
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1657963
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1642006
theme from first movement
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 792073
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 3, BWV 1068
for: Alto saxophone, piano [organ]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1027
for: Voice
Score, online audio
Item no.: 1351729
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 763102
Schott Archive
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 761104
mit leichten Originalstücken und Bearbeitungen
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 760942
for String Quartet
for: 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 760402
op. 41
for: Flute, clarinet, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
Item no.: 780113
aus: Fünff-stimmigte blasende Music
for: 2 cornetts, alto trombone, tenor trombone, bass trombone
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5240
Bühnenmusik für 2 Trompeten (Duett Carmen - Don José)
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat)
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 1109
from: 25 easy Studies
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751061
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 743582
op. 38/7
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 753491
from "40 Studies"
for: Clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 4646
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 796205
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210592
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210271
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 1210332
On a Theme of Orlando Gibbons (Song 34)
No. 1, from "6 Short Preludes and Postludes" op. 105
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4566
Arie aus dem Oratorium "Sancta Ferma"
for: Sopran, Flöte und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 738640
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 746983
Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 729406
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score
Item no.: 756271
op. 28/15
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 731647
from: Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, op. 55
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 747901