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.
A Simplified Arrangement for Piano Solo
for: Piano
Solostimme
Item no.: 1626581
Klassik
for: Piano
Solostimme
Item no.: 1625097
Seven Threnodies for String Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1622023
A.T.B., Alto Solo, A Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1625613
Trois Chansons Iii
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625612
For Flute and Piano
for: Flute, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1618447
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 375016
from Petite Suite
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 401647
for: 4 Guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 225827
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 475560
Poème chorégraphique
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 476548
Music Minus One Piano
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 465285
2008
for: 4 harps
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1591843
arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795453
for: Flute
Score
Item no.: 921731
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 887766
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 875805
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 863651
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 921293
Klassik
for: 4-Part Flexible Ensemble
Book
Item no.: 1195267
Book
Item no.: 1118100
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 891519
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 878365
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 865576
Klassik
for: Children's Choir a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 922403
for: Lyrics
Lyrics
Item no.: 1350320
for: Harp (solo), 2 violins, viola, cello, flute, clarinet
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1659566
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 922407
Condensed Score
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 922573
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 871747
Ballett
for: Band Music
Score
Item no.: 864430
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1137009
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 893173
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 888260
for: Women's Choir
Book
Item no.: 997339
Brass Musik 13
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 480737
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 177344
Durand-Salabert-Eschig-Instrumental Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 154702
for: 5 saxophones
Item no.: 291904
Buch
Item no.: 250461
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 446617
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 610648
Ballett
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 921986
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Item no.: 584862
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1551022
for: 3 guitars
3 Performance scores
Item no.: 1552649