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: Flute, violin, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1585646
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 796748
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB) a cappella
Score
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 106882
Oratorio
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 550957
Lower intermediate level
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 288628
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 658259
for: Soloist (tenor), male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 881803
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 321395
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 908230
for young male chorus (with cambiata voices) and piano (simplified)
Emerging Voices
for: Male choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 682683
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 472236
Romantic Opera in 3 Acts WWV 63
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284547
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1198882
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 772273
Presented by Daniel Grimwood
more than the score...
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 675015
for: Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 837432
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 837285
UMPC Critical Editions
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 774097
for: Voice (high), piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 766894
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 766823
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 802754
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 798599
M.S. 80
Critical Edition
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 768826
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 812208
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 775749
for: Bassoon
Music score
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962308
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962265
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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for: Voice, piano
Choir score
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
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Lyric book
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Lyric book
Item no.: 318305
Lyric book
Item no.: 318287
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318179
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 317494
for: SAATBB a Cappella
Choir score
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for: Recorder Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 261687
for: Clarinet
Music score
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for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 891851
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 875592
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 890051
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 1001317
for: Brass band
Score
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