“Where the heart does not enter; there can be no music” Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
What is hidden in the heart of Russian music? Pain and suffering, love and passion, a simple and vulnerable human soul, that never loses its pride and confidence. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore for yourself the deepest reaches of the romantic Russian composers’ souls today.
As was very prevalent around Europe at the time, a strong national movement emerged in Russia at the beginning of the 19th century. The defeat of the Napoleonic armies in 1812 united the Russian nation, and created a great opportunity for the development of music and culture. The Russian National School was born from the synthesis of Russian folk music, exotic imports, and European musical influences, and was renowned for its profound emotions and its new and progressive harmonic, melodic and rhythmic structures. Michail Iwanowitsch Glinka is deemed by many to be the founder of the Russian National School, and he was closely followed by Alexander Sergejewitsch Dargomyschski.
“The Mighty Handful” or “The Group of Five” (also known as “The Novators” or “The New Russian School”) was an association of five prominent composers, whose aim was to create a specifically Russian style of music, and not to imitate older European models. The group was founded in 1856, and its comprised of Mili Balakirew, César Antonowitsch Cui, Alexander Borodin, Modest Petrovitsch Mussorgsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The Might Handful taught many other great Russian composers, who also took up their style and supported their values, including the romantic composer Alexander Glazunov and the modernists Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky and Dmitri Shostakovich.
The most important Russian composer of the 19th century is without a doubt Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky’s music reflects his profound, melancholy inner world, while embracing Russian folk music, in all its authentic beauty. The Symphonies by Tchaikovsky count amongst some of the best orchestral works of the 19th century, as do his trio of Ballets Sleeping Beauty , Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, with which the composer raised the whole form to a new level.
“Music is no illusion, but rather a revelation. Its triumphant power lies in the fact that it reveals to us beauties we find in no other sphere; and the apprehension of them is not transitory, but a perpetual reconcilement to life.” Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The last of the late Romantic Russian composers are Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin. While Rachmaninoff generally remains true to the Russian musical legacy of the 19th century, there are many modern elements in Scriabin’s music, particularly in his use of harmony and instrumentation.
Nr. 19 aus Kinderalbum op. 39
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357278
Nr. 3 aus Kinderalbum op. 39
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357262
Nr. 1 aus Kinderalbum op. 39
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357260
Nr. 20 aus Kinderalbum op. 39
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357279
Nr. 16 aus Kinderalbum op. 39
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357275
10 Auszüge aus der Ballettmusik
aus der Reihe "Klassische Arrangements für Melodieinstrumente"
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 817882
After a theme by Tschaikowski 6 Romances op.6 no.6
for: 8 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1009262
Orchestrated from Tchaikovsky's 6 Romances op.6 no.6
for: 8 cellos
Score
Item no.: 1009263
Lyrische Szenen in 3 Akten und 7 Szenen
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1009233
reduzierte Besetzung
for: Youth symphony orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1008838
reduzierte Besetzung
for: Youth symphony orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1008836
reduzierte Besetzung
for: Youth symphony orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1008835
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 817339
Musik im Trio 10
for: Treble recorder, violin, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1008707
for: Bassoon, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 797182
for: Descant recorder, flute
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 797206
Arrangement
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 797043
Petr Il'ic Cajkovskij – Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke 39b
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 796422
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351130
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357399
for: Choral
Item no.: 1373750
Special Arrangements for 2 Advanced Pianists
for: 2 pianos
Music score
Item no.: 780520
for: 2 violins, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 780525
Ein musikalisches Bilderbuch
Book, CD
Item no.: 779499
Die sinfonische Dichtung von Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow zu '1001 Nacht'
Das musikalische Bilderbuch mit CD und zum Streamen
Illustrated book, CD
Item no.: 779500
aus 'Der Nussknacker'
for: 4 flutes, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 778829
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 778736
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 9
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357197
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 2
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357190
Die Jahreszeiten op. 37b, Nr. 8
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351112
Die Jahreszeiten op. 37b, Nr. 4
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351108
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 7
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357195
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 11
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357199
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 8
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357196
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 6
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357194
Die Jahreszeiten op. 37b, Nr. 1
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351105
Die Jahreszeiten op. 37b, Nr. 3
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351107
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 4
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357192
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 1
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357189
Die Jahreszeiten op. 37b, Nr. 7
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351111
Die Jahreszeiten op. 37b, Nr. 6
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351110
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 12
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357200
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 10
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357198
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 5
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357193
The Seasons, Op. 37b, No. 3
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357191
Die Jahreszeiten op. 37b, Nr. 10
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351114
Die Jahreszeiten op. 37b, Nr. 12
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351116
Die Jahreszeiten op. 37b, Nr. 11
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351115