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: Bassoon, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 124643
for: Cello, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1301564
for: Violin, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 1297170
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1659693
for: Clarinet, violin, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 357771
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 182654
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 593217
for: 3 trombones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 556541
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 937190
for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 665584
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 663786
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 663034
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 382660
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score, CD
Item no.: 462654
for: Piano 4 hands
Piano reduction
Item no.: 223882
Edited by the sources
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 166678
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 159524
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 113575
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 292236
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391915
for: Bassoon [cello], 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 644392
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 674539
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674020
for: Guitar
Item no.: 113173
for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 108987
for: Cello
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 778338
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 480896
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 244607
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401365
Mit voller Orgel
22 festliche Orgelstücke
for: Organ
Item no.: 489121
for: Guitar, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 393623
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559335
for: Piano
Item no.: 413399
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 359953
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 166193
for: Flöte Oboe Klarinette in A, Horn, Fagott, / HBL QUINTETT
Score, Parts
Item no.: 157847
for: Piano
Item no.: 305417
for: Guitar
Item no.: 492058
Lyric book
Item no.: 283375
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 306706
for: Voice (low), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 307276
for: Piano
Item no.: 283494
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 260990
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 313753
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 308029
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307836
for: Piano
Item no.: 282863
© 2004–2024 by Stretta Music. Order and buy sheet music online.
Your specialist for all kinds of sheet music. Online shop, sheet music, music scores and play along for download, books, music stands, music stand lights, accessories.
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Denmark
Finland
Sweden
Poland
Czech Republic
United Kingdom
