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.
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 585321
for: GES-H GES-M GES-T KLAV
Item no.: 122265
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
Item no.: 199359
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Item no.: 196879
for: Women's choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 586827
for: SONDERSTIMMEN
Item no.: 607692
aus "Altwiener Tanzweisen"
for: 4 recorders (SATB) [recorder orchestra]
Single part Bass recorder
Item no.: 607398
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 587331
Zwei Klaviere 4hd
Item no.: 581418
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 581167
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 564882
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 581562
Urtext from the new Brahms Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Chamber orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695386
for: Guitar
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 465699
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Item no.: 214822
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 214589
(Urtext)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 212890
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 249396
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 244731
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 220886
for: Accordion orchestra
Item no.: 220843
für Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 555765
for: 2 guitars
Item no.: 555762
Unbekannte Werke der Klassik und Romantik
for: Flute, string orchestra
Single part (Flute solo)
Item no.: 430697
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 246223
Buch
Item no.: 250709
Buch
Item no.: 249752
Buch
Item no.: 249575
Buch
Item no.: 249543
Item no.: 611358
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1701529
Urtext from the new Beethoven Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 695821
op. 49
for: Choir, orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1341177
for: Voice, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (app)
Item no.: 1684617
for: Women's Choir [SA] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1101903
aus der AAFA-Tonfilm-Operette "Es war einmal ein Walzer"
for: Salon orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 645630
for: Mandolin orchestra
Score
Item no.: 647844
op. 113
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 733676
for: Flute, piano
Book
Item no.: 1346522
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1105277