Whether you are after works like Debussy’s rich, sweeping portrayal of the sea, La Mer, or Mascagni’s passionate tale a woman betrayed, Cavalleria Rusticana, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonders and marvels of impressionism and verismo today!
The subtle blurring of a picture, the scenting and illuminating of the world around us, the radiant purity of impression, this was the path of a group of young French artists lead by Claude Monet, whose painting “Impression – Soleil Levant” gave this artistic movement its name, and its purpose.
Impressionism in music mirrors the artistic movement, using atmospheric tonality to blur the pictures, clear melodies clouded by complex harmony, using chromaticism, whole-tone rows and exotic scales, but above all, introducing bold and inventive instrumentation, to create new sound impressions and varied, contrasting moods.
Verismo, which comes from the Latin “verus” or truth, is a clear move away from the romantic tradition of using tales from the past, with an emphasis on story-telling, and instead focusing on reality, and a true representation of human character and emotion. Verismo is the Italian Operatic antithesis of the German mythological operatic movement of Richard Wagner, and his new form of musical theatre. Verismo operas are characterised by their impressive, dramatic musical portrayal of realistic, modern themes from everyday life, with a great contrast between the light and the dark human characters, qualities and emotions.
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401359
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 193866
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401362
Transcription de Mason James
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 180006
Poème chorégraphique
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 556530
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 603656
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 622436
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401373
Universal Querflöten Edition
Herausgegeben nach der Urfassung
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 113526
Suite d'Orchestre
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 658682
cinq pièces enfantines
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 283811
Anglo Music Midway Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975627
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 962108
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 722242
Réduction pour chant & piano
for: Voice, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 283814
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 732073
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 324699
Nine well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty
(with practical comments)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665557
Full Score
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 470216
Music for Flute
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 971633
His most beautiful piano pieces in a collection
Schirmer Performance Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 682566
Based on a moving short story by the Sicilian novelist Giovanni Verga.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318181
pour piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1535261
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano left hand, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 664024
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1163688
Three symphonic sketches
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 629800
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 136002
Edition Schott
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 748849
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1016542
Trascrizione per chitarra di M. Castelnuovo Tedesco
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 585292
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Soprano Saxophone
Book
Item no.: 184185
für zwei Klaviere
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano left hand, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 664005
6 leichte Stücke
for: 2 violins, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 193585
für Holzbläserquintett
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 372928
Tableaux d'une Exposition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 659188
for: Piano
Item no.: 152479
5 pièces enfantines pour Mimie et Jean Godebski
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 479439
Concert rhapsody
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 609562
Drame lyrique en cinq actes et douze tableaux op. 46
tiré à part de l'édition critique
Durand Œuvres Complètes de Claude Debussy
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685471
(Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 401366
Sur Un Texte De Jean De La Croix
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 852030
Ouverture de Féérie
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1316938
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 214091
for: Piano
Item no.: 401370
Rapsodie de Concert / für Violine und Klavier
Jelly d'Aranyi gewidmet
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 359321
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 475532
Edition Schott
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 735706