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.
Urtext from the new Beethoven Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 779490
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 126738
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium 2
Item no.: 126704
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 126699
G-Dur/D-Dur
for: Violin, string orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1351694
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355481
bearbeitet für Violine Solo, alternativ Viola Solo, Klarinette in B, Marimba und Orchester
for: Chamber orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817751
with Coda and 7 Trios
for: Streichquartett, Streichquintett oder Streichorchester
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 783704
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 757230
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757149
for: Orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 724784
bearbeitet für Violine Solo, alternativ Viola Solo, Klarinette in B, Marimba und Orchester
for: Chamber orchestra
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817747
op. 437
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757105
op. 39/2 und 15
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757155
op. 165/2
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757238
op. 77
for: String orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 783774
Abendsegen und Traumpantomime aus der Oper "Hänsel und Gretel"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 747194
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1557494
for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 1557602
bearbeitet für Violine Solo, alternativ Viola Solo, Klarinette in B, Marimba und Orchester
for: Chamber orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817754
für Orchester
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680974
nach der Studie h-moll, op. 35, 22
for: Guitar, mandolin orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 644798
Süße Tränen
Romanze
for: Cello, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 767539
FUER SOLI, CHOR UND ORCHESTER, CELLO/BASS
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 630079
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 631555
Urtextausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 658004
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 757116
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 1596079
bearbeitet für Violine Solo, alternativ Viola Solo, Klarinette in B, Marimba und Orchester
for: Chamber orchestra
Trumpet 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1610816
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass (string quintet)
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1653730
Waltz from the Opera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757223
op. 22
for: Violin, orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 737833
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 222967
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 221348
Single part Tenor Saxophone 2
Item no.: 162084
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 429889
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
Item no.: 150936
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Kettledrums
Item no.: 150848
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 219922
Horn 1, 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 278869
Single part Bassoon 1, 2
Item no.: 277619
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 302231
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, Bass instrument
Item no.: 126206
Single part 2
Item no.: 368968
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 367694
Single part 2
Item no.: 430226
for: 2 Violinen und Bass (Violoncello), Klavier ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 747344
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium
Item no.: 126989