Few artistic movements have changed people’s perception of the world as much as classicism. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself all the wonderful music of the classical period.
In music, the Classical Period saw a departure from complex, contrapuntal polyphony, to the beginnings of a simpler homophonic structure, to melody and accompaniment. Polyphony however was not forgotten; all the major composers continued to use polyphony from time to time, and some of the most exciting classical movements use the modern fugue. A good example is Mozart’s Requiem, or Beethoven’s Great Fugue String Quartet Op.133.
The most important music form which came from the classical period is undoubtedly Sonata Form. Sonata Form is an elaborate structure that represents the ultimate pursuit of perfection in music. Sonata Form became the basis of all important musical works of the time: Concertos, Symphonies, Sonatas, and String Quartets. Through the progressive works of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Opera developed out of the The Baroque Period, into the diverse classical form, with Opera Buffa and Opera Seria, serious or comic opera, championed by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
Through the Classical Period, the piano overtook the harpsichord, and quickly became one of the most popular solo instruments, and certainly the most important accompaniment instrument. The orchestra grew, and new instruments such as the clarinet and contrabasson were added, and many other instruments developed, like the oboe, flute, horn and trumpet, and became more virtuosic due to the new modern valve systems. Towards the end of the 18th century, however, many baroque instruments, like the harpsichord, which had been firm favourites of the The Baroque Period, were becoming more and more redundant.
for: Wind Quartet and Piano
Book
Item no.: 404168
For two flutes and piano
for: 2 flutes, piano
Book
Item no.: 165594
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 165364
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 165317
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 165315
for: Horn Duet
Book
Item no.: 167205
for: Bläserquartett
Book
Item no.: 137336
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 160284
for: 2 Violins and Viola
Book
Item no.: 1203714
No. 6 In A Major
for: 1-2 Cellos
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1203604
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 214808
for: Small wind band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 581339
Hob. I:20
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 241213
Violoncellokonzert
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part (Harpsichord solo)
Item no.: 298226
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: String orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 215818
(Urtext)
for: Horn, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 344682
Der Schulmeister
Haydn-Mozart Presse
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1134978
Der Schulmeister
Haydn-Mozart Presse
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1134860
Kritische Ausgabe sämtlicher Symphonien
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 745241
"Le Matin"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 552508
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1160892
Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 155040
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 145000
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 462471
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 459299
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 459298
Ballettmusik zur Pantomime KV Anh.10 (299b), Gavotte KV 300, Ballettmusik zur Oper "Idomeneo" KV 367. Anhänge.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NMA) II/6/2
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 459230
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Viola
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 443782
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: 2. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 443781
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385639
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385636
"The Clock"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385600
Pastorale in 2 Aufzügen, bearbeitet von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NMA) X/28/1,1
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht
Item no.: 329745
Opera seria in drei Akten
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NMA) II/5/4
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht
Item no.: 326152
"The Surprise"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 280733
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: 1. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 272444
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 272203
Hortus Musicus
for: Cello, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623578
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Clarinet (a), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 116513
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 769161
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 691501
KV 249, 250 (248b)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NMA) IV/12/4
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 883094
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: 1. Violine
Stimme, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 881595
Partitura in facsimile / Ed. Geyer-Kiefl
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 260000
Hob. XXII:12
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 604189
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385526
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332685
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 332490