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
Score
Item no.: 958296
for: Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare/Brass Band
Score
Item no.: 958096
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 325056
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 165056
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000407
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1000202
for: Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 997284
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 999624
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1000437
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 999514
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 457139
for: Woodwind ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 365564
for: 2 flutes, piano
Book
Item no.: 176533
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1001182
for: Piano
Item no.: 106733
for: Flute
Single part
Item no.: 161762
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 851320
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 854281
for: Flute
Score
Item no.: 854028
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 853822
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 993150
for: Soprano or Tenor and Piano
Book
Item no.: 819476
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 818580
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 818553
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 818442
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 818079
for: Mezzo-Soprano or Baritone and Piano
Score
Item no.: 267892
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Book
Item no.: 997307
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Book
Item no.: 996959
for: Symphonic orchestra
Book
Item no.: 997123
for: Accordion Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 997120
for: Voice (soprano)
Book
Item no.: 996972
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 997353
for: Mezzo Soprano
Book
Item no.: 997221
for: Voice
Single edition
Item no.: 997213
for: Bass Voice
Book
Item no.: 997200
for: Mezzo or Baritone Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 997165
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 851433
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 484925
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 853602
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 993490
for: Wind Ensemble and Timpani
Score, Parts
Item no.: 993045
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 695743
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819967
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 870538
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 863997
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 863668
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 862704
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