The 19th century stands for industrialization, change and revolution throughout Europe, but also for the struggle for national identity and self-determination. Against the background of forced Germanization, and the suppression of an independent Czech culture in the German, Austrian, Hungarian region, composers such as Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák embodied Czech Romanticism in the music world. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful music by Czech romantic composers today.
The struggle for a true Czech national identity became the decisive engine driving change in Czech society and culture. Music proved to be an excellent instrument for expressing this new national movement, and was perfected by the most important representatives of Czech romanticism:
One of the greatest Czech nationalist composers Bedřich Smetana was actually born into a German family, and baptized “Friedrich”. As a young man he spoke only a little Czech. It was this ’German Czech’ who became the founder of Czech national music, and also the conductor of the Czech National Theater in Prague. The programmatic cycle of the symphonic poems “My Fatherland” with the movement Vltava is known to every schoolchild in the Czech Republic today.
Just as Smetana contributed to the formation of a national identity within the Czech region, Antonín Dvořák was also instrumental in the popularization of Czech music around Europe and further afield. Dvořák is arguably the most famous Czech composer of all time, and one of the few who became famous in Europe, Russia and the USA during his lifetime. Dvořák’s music is characterized by a combination of precise compositional craftsmanship and unique Slavic melodies. Dvořák’s Symphonies and symphonic poems are part of the core repertoire of all orchestras around the world today.
More influential yet lesser-known Czech romantic composers include Zdeněk Fibich and Josef Suk. Take a look at Piano Works by Zdeněk Fibich and Chamber Music by Josef Suk, which are real hidden gems.
Arrangement for Soloists, Choir and Chamber Orchestra
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 642258
(1876/77)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 183003
Erstdruck
for: 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons (winds octet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 282799
“From the New World”
Revised new edition of score and orchestral parts
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 170074
for: Wind Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 892316
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 575687
"From the New World"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 693652
Lied der alten Mutter, op. 101/7(1895) und 55/4(1880)
for: Salon orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 111809
aus "Zigeunermelodien"op. 55/7
for: Voice (low), piano
Item no.: 1538979
Opus 46 (Nos. 6 and 9) and Opus 76 (Nos. 12,13 und 14)
for: Flute, Clarinet and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1203693
for: Klarinetten-Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1647039
op. 46/1
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 1650701
Simrock Original Edition
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 723100
für Streichorchester
Urtextausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 678714
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
Item no.: 150373
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 459913
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238135
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238132
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238123
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238081
op. 54/1, op. 54/4
for: Streichquartett und Kontrabass ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1539128
Lied der alten Mutter
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757271
for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 623873
for: Violin, orchestra
Viola 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355248
Lied der alten Mutter
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 734482
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Single part Violin
Item no.: 622674
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 242334
for: EL 3
Single part
Item no.: 175933
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 150375
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238098
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238126
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238116
Lied der alten Mutter, op. 101/7(1895) und 55/4(1880)
for: Salon orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 326529
Lied der alten Mutter
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 739021
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 126405
Single part 2
Item no.: 104127
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238107
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238096
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238090
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238125
for: Violin, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355246
op. 54/1, op. 54/4
for: Streichquartett und Kontrabass ad libitum
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1539157
for: Concert band
Score, conductor's part, orchestral parts
Item no.: 1355479
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 175934
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 175929
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Timpani
Single part Kettledrums
Item no.: 238101
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238088
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238134
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