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: Concert band
Item no.: 246830
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 218380
for: 5 brass winds
Item no.: 220245
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1102921
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1540562
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1118668
for: Concert band
Conductors part
Item no.: 226199
Piano reduction
Item no.: 215775
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Item no.: 486599
Ipv Trombone Collection
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 493573
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Item no.: 229079
for: Brass band
Item no.: 474165
Hymnus
Land of Hope and Glory
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ [piano]
Organ score
Item no.: 183390
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 168599
for: VA VC KB (VC)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 152211
for: 2 TRP 2 POS ORG PK
Item no.: 154060
Sudien und Übungen
for: Saxophone
Music score
Item no.: 343177
Polka
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 686223
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
[russisch]
Item no.: 549232
Buch
Item no.: 249401
Buch
Item no.: 249285
Buch
Item no.: 249128
Society Publications 7
for: Piano
Item no.: 355092
for: 5 clarinets (quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 378363
for: S-SAX 2 GIT
Item no.: 147736
for two Clarinets and Windensemble
for: Two Clarinets and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198303
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198168
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1174786
Buch
Item no.: 251166
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 250241
Buch
Item no.: 250043
Buch
Item no.: 252216
Buch
Item no.: 252081
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 253251
for: Descant recorder, flute
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 797204
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 779098
Center Stage (Kjos)
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 580284
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 298597