The turn of the 19th century saw the dawn of Romanticism. This artistic and cultural movement was constantly striving for new ideas and new beginnings, during a particularly turbulent time in social, political and natural history. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the romantic masters and their works today.
The reason and order of the classical period were balanced out in the romantic period by emotion and imagination. The word romanticism is derived from the French literary terms roman and romantique. Programme music uses melodies and instrumental colours to tell a story, to take the listener on a musical journey. The most prominent of all program music is undoubtedly the symphonic poem, created, explored and developed by composers such as Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana.
Compared to the Classical Period, the melodies of the romantic period became less and less regular and symmetrical, and the harmony more and more chromatic and dissonant. As the romantic period progressed, the possibilities of traditional tonality became more and more exhausted, and the beginning of the 20th century saw the departure from classical structure and form, and the movement towards modern and contemporary classical music.
In order to broaden the sound palate which set the mood and atmosphere for the romantic period, new instruments began to appear in the orchestra, and voices began to be deployed, choirs and soloists began to be introduced into traditional instrumental works. Throughout the 19th century, the fashion was expansion, both in music for Symphony Orchestra and in Choral Music, the forces grew and grew, far beyond the imagination of any of the classical composers of the previous century.
In the 19th century, Opera flourished, be it Italian verismo, French "Grand Opera", or Wagner’s new world of music theatre. The most important opera composers of the 19th century were Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Jacques Offenbach, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
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Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 648451
Exercises 1–20
Schirmer Library of Musical Classics
for: Piano
Music score
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Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
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Urtext Primo – A new concept for the beginner
Edition with German and English Commentary
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Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Violin (solo), viola (solo), string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo parts
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Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
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Score (Urtext edition)
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Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
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für Klavier
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Bärenreiter Urtext
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Music score (Urtext edition)
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Bärenreiter Urtext
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Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
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National Edition
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Music score
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In Full Score
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Score
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for: Cello, piano
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for flute and piano
The Chester Woodwind Series
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Piano score, solo part
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by G. Paisiello (from 'L'amor contrastato, ossia La molinara')
for: Clarinet, guitar
Ensemble score
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Études op. 10 and op. 25
Complete Works 2
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Music score
Item no.: 375907
Bearbeitung des orig. Violinparts für Flöte vom Komponisten
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Score, Parts
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Soprano
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Music score
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Nur 1. Position
Revidierte Ausgabe mit neuer Klavierbegleitung von J. Schlichting
DOWANI 3 Tempi Play Along
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Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
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Sudien und Übungen
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Music score
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Hense Quartett
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Score, Parts
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7 variations on the duet "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from the Opera "Die Zauberflöte"
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Piano score, solo part
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for: Recorder
Music score
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Edited from the original edition
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Piano score, solo part
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Edited after sketches, autographs and the First Edition
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op. 17
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Piano reduction, solo part
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for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
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Concert Overture
Bärenreiter Urtext
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Score (Urtext edition)
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Sämtliche Orgelwerke 4
Nach Autografen und Erstausgaben
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Organ
Music score
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Score
Item no.: 229011
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
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Selected from the Vocalises of Marco Bordogni
Nos. 1-60
for: Trombone
Music score, online mp3/pdf with piano accompaniment
Item no.: 587065
for: Piano
Item no.: 609735
Opéra-bouffe en 3 actes et 4 tableaux
1er et 2e actes
Offenbach Edition Keck
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Piano reduction
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Score (Urtext edition)
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Leineneinband
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Music score (Urtext edition)
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Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
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Score (Urtext edition)
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für Violoncello
for: Cello
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for: Flute
Music score
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Lucio Matarazzo Collection
Studies and Educational Pieces from Past Guitar Masters
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 692270
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401432
(Kreutzer-Sonata)
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 160706
Spanish masterpieces easy arranged
for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 659567
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401420
Schule
for: Bassoon
Score
Item no.: 257310