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: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4, Bass instrument, Percussion
Item no.: 221467
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
Item no.: 221414
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 221349
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 221181
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2, 4
Item no.: 221165
for: Accordion orchestra
Single parts 1, 2 (Accordion)
Item no.: 222137
for: Frauenchor (SMezA), 2 Soli (Sopran/Alt) und Orgel, Streicher ad libitum
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 729606
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 295516
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 294818
for: 3 recorders (SAT), piano
Single part descant recorder
Item no.: 355068
Vorspiel zum 3. Akt, Tanz der Lehrbuben, Aufzug der Meistersinger und Gruß an Hans Sachs
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 725901
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 181322
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 180725
for: Concert band
Single part Trumpet 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1546227
for: Streichquartett oder Streichquintett (Streichorchester)
Single part Cello
Item no.: 1545971
for: gemischter Chor (unisono, Volksgesang) mit Orgel oder kleinem Orchester
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1545686
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 138537
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 154435
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 299424
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 209074
for: 2 violins [oboes], basso continuo
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 201212
for: Salon orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 201206
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 225110
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 223429
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 214756
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1664469
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part bass
Item no.: 1634116
mit Klavier
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 172408
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 170121
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
bearbeitet für Violine Solo, alternativ Viola Solo, Klarinette in B, Marimba und Orchester
for: Chamber orchestra
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 817747
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
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
Single part Tenor Saxophone 2
Item no.: 162084