The classical modern period, 1900-1945, saw a great deal of cultural change, and many different composers helped shape the musical landscape of the early 20th century. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Classical Modern Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of classical modernism with Stretta Music today
The horrors of World War I brought about such a shift in perspective, that art would never be the same again. The cultural and social changes that had already begun at the end of the 19th century led to new prospects, which were mirrored and expressed through various innovative artistic movements, them sum of which is called Classic Modernism.
During the 20th century, the boundaries of tonality were stretched so far that one could no longer speak of tonal music. The most striking examples of this are polytonality, employed by composers like Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, and Charles Ives, and to an even greater extent serialism, the twelve-tone music of Arnold Schönberg and his students.
The rise of nationalism in the late 19th century sparked a great interest in rediscovering folk music. New technical developments, such as the invention of the phonograph, also made it easier to document and collect folk music. Great folk Pioneers were the Romanian composer Béla Bartók, the Czech composer Leo Janáček, the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, and the Australian-American composer Percy Grainger.
This development led to a new idiom within classical music, both melodically and rhythmically. Good examples of the integration of folklore into classical modern music are the melodies from Janáček’s Jenufa, which are based on the rhythm and intonation of the Czech language, and Bartók’s Second Violin Rhapsody.
Expressionists aimed to capture true emotions without glossing over them. Above all, they looked at the subjective inner world, in contrast to the outer world, and left all traditional ideals of beauty behind.
Expressionist music is characterised by dissonance, extreme dynamics and great contrasts in colour, pitch and effect. In music, expressionism is generally associated with the Second Viennese School, founded by Arnold Schönberg and his students Anton Webern and Alban Berg, and the dodecaphonic, twelve-tone technique they used, known as serialism.
Examples of expressionist music include Schönberg’s Erwartung, 1909, and Berg’s Wozzeck, 1922.
Another classical modern departure from the ideals of the Romantic Period was to draw on forms and tropes of the Baroque Period and the Classical Period. This was expressed in the use of traditional musical forms, as in Martinů’s Concerto da Camara, 1937, the use of traditional instrumentation, as in Manuel de Falla’s Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Cello, 1926, and also in the use of thematic material from the 18th and 19th centuries, such as in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, 1920.
Highlights aus "Die Csárdásfürstin", "Gräfin Mariza", "Der Zigeunerprimas", "Die Zirkusprinzessin", etc.
1. Stimme
for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices); vocals ad lib.
Part 1 in C (flute)
Item no.: 690544
Choralkantate
for: Violin
Single part Violin
Item no.: 237855
Messa di Gloria
Messa di Gloria
for: Soli TBar, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Piccoloflöte, Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (2), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (3), Ophikleide, Pauken, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass, [Hörner (2), Harfe]
Item no.: 1586536
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 690939
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 420761
for: mittlere Stimme und Gitarre
Item no.: 354526
for: Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 352877
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) a cappella oder mit Flöte und Klavier ad libitum
Partitur
Item no.: 352762
for: Sopran-solo, Bass-solo, gemischter Chor und Orchester
Set of parts
Item no.: 352721
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 352021
for: 9 Blechblasinstrumente
Set of parts
Item no.: 278184
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 258752
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204955
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204931
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204712
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 202310
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 201530
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 201527
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 201520
for: Concert band
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 201517
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 201345
for: Frauen- oder Kinderchor (SMezA)
Choir score
Item no.: 204441
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204257
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 204046
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203645
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203643
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203586
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203541
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 203509
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 203335
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203270
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 202910
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202892
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202576
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 280527
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280361
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280295
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280261
for: Combo
Set of parts
Item no.: 279450
for: Flute, string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 643312
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 351464
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 351438
for: Kinderchor, Flöte, 2 Violinen und Violoncello
Partitur
Item no.: 351396
Cantata in 3 parts
3. Canticle to Hope
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 351387
for: Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 351222
for: Voices, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 352002
for: Frauenchor (SA) mit Soli (SA) und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 351919
for: Bariton, gemischter Chor, Jugend- und Frauenchor
Piano reduction
Item no.: 351911
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