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.
Music for String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 693352
Sinfonia Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 956993
für Flöte, Violine und Gitarre
for: Flute, violin, guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 390988
Esprit Marching Band
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 811390
Hal Leonard Flex-Band Series
for brass, woodwind or strings / includes percussion
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 682116
Per Violino
for: Violin
Sheet music
Item no.: 388929
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 203099
Critical Edition, Softcover
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 349312
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 337007
Finale
Amstel Concert Band
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1549327
Series One Marching Band
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 815687
MusicWorks Grade 2
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 809951
Treasury Choral
for: Chamber orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 814425
Volume I: Nn. 1 - 5 - Partitura
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 262744
Pour Deux Pianos
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 922440
Klassik
for: Piano, orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 1193982
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 310758
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 310738
arranged by Mark Popkin for double wind quintet
for: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons (Double quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 373600
Full Score and Instrumental parts
for: SATB and Chamber Group
Score
Item no.: 880889
Persian Dance
for: Chamber ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 837058
2nd Suite
for: Orchestra
Stimmensatz 1 Flöte 1, 1 Flöte 2, 2 Piccolo/Flöte 3, 1 Oboe 1, 1 Oboe 2, 1 Cor anglaise, 1 Klarinette 1, 1 Klarinette 2, 1 Fagott 1, 1 Fagott 2, 1 Horn 1, 1 Horn 2, 1 Horn 3, 1 Trompete 1, 1 Trompete 2,
Item no.: 750711
Kadenz
for: Flute, violin, cello, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 747205
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 263356
MusicWorks Grade 2
for: Concert band [youth concert band]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 746300
Per Orchestra Da Camera - Parti
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 259966
Flexible 4 Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 876697
Klassik
for: Choral
Piano reduction
Item no.: 834606
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 148016
Two Songs from the Opera "Martha"
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 680350
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 186706
Piano reduction
Item no.: 329463
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 162792
nach der Serenade für Bläser, Cello und Bass
Collection Mordechai Rechtman
for: String orchestra
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 482699
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 939790
Missa pro defunctis
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 649446
Galoppop. 57
for: Concert band
Set of parts
Item no.: 366038
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 581545
Studienpartitur 2 Bände
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 1344984
aus dem Oratorium »Elias«
for: Concert band; chorus ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671618
for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello & Double Bass
First Edition
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1657023
Denkmäler der Musik Baden-Württemberg Band 13
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 656033
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 631609
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 339628
Melodram in drei Akten
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 114834
Complete Solfeggi Collection
for: Trombone
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 606714
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1044069