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.
Oratorium in drei Teilen
Carl Loewe Edition Band 14
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1009484
"The difficult resolve"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 749095
Opéra-bouffe en 3 actes | Reprintausgabe
Lyric book
Item no.: 1641958
Walzer für Orchester arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Flöte, 2 Klarinetten, Horn und Streichquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795427
for: Orchestra
Harmoniestimmen je 1: Flöte I, Flöte II, Oboe I, Oboe II, Klarinette I, Klarinette II, Alt-Saxophon, Fagott I, Fagott II, Horn I, Horn II, Horn III, Horn IV, Trompete I, Trompete II, Piston I, Piston II, Pos
Item no.: 782144
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201292
op. 102
for: Sopran-Saxophon and Klavier
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1617389
"Zwei sind der Wege"
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 736217
for: 4 saxophones (SAABar/ AATBar) [5 saxophones (SAATBar/ AATTBar)]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 779174
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Book
Item no.: 1007621
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689209
"As the Hart Pants"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (STTBB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1677221
for: 4 cellos
Single parts Cellos 1–4
Item no.: 795968
for: Violin, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1661183
Walzer für Orchester arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Flöte, 2 Klarinetten, Horn und Streichquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795455
H.T. Fitzsimons Co
for: Voice (high)
Buch
Item no.: 1353483
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 922621
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 865265
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 864804
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 949594
for: Clarinet, piano
Book
Item no.: 1011762
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 868611
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 921757
Repertoire Explorer
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344384
Oboe and Piano
for: Oboe, piano
Book
Item no.: 1011715
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215491
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 854219
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 864063
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1355644
for: Violin
Sheet music
Item no.: 884953
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 865670
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 866273
Klassik
for: Children's Choir a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 851452
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 890491
Sudien und Übungen
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 866044
Impromptu Op142
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1141855
for: Solfege
Book
Item no.: 977209
D. 57
for: Bassoon Trio
Score, Parts
Item no.: 829296
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 915628
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Book
Item no.: 1134781
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1137025
for: 4 brass instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067102
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1541397
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1110681
Selection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1063794
From Rossini's The Barber of Sevilla
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1203612
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1207107
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1010068