“Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen, Danish Author
What do we mean by “Classical Music”? There are classics in every artistic discipline, and music is no exception. Here at Stretta, you can find sheet music and scores from all periods of music history, and all musical forms! If you would like to know more about the meaning and origin of the term “Classical Music”, click here:
The term classical music, in a broader sense, separates what is often called “Serious Music” from Music for Entertainment and Folk Music . Classical music encompasses all periods of modern history, driven by Western composers from the Medieval Period, through the Baroque and Romantic Periods, to the modern classical music of today.
In a more narrow sense, The Classical Period means the historical period of classical music from around 1750 to 1800. It was a long period of musical development, from “Pre-Classical”, to “ Musical Sensibility”, through to “Music of the Enlightenment”. Baroque tonality continued to develop and transform, and became more complex, perfectly demonstrated through the music of the three“ Viennese Classics” Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. There was a departure from figured bass and counterpoint, and a move towards clearly defined melody and accompaniment. Many important musical works, such as the symphony and the string quartet developed, and really came into their own in the classical period, and classical music itself also began to be more and more accessible, moving out of the court and church, and into the public eye.
In Ancient Rome, the term “classicus” was reserved for a citizen in the highest tax bracket. In a figurative sense, something exemplary or immaculate is called ’classic’, a good literary example being the ’Weimar Classics’ of Schiller and Goethe. One of the highest of accolades, being named a ’classic’, is almost always awarded posthumously, an artist is very rarely referred to as a ’classic’ during their lifetime.
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 882434
for: Cello Quartet
Buch
Item no.: 879888
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 879253
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 876979
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 878841
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 876986
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 873884
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 873402
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 873217
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 871600
for: Double Bass and Orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 881280
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1168917
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1168747
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score
Item no.: 780809
for: 5 Brass Instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966792
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 859150
for: Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn and Piano
Score
Item no.: 859036
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score
Item no.: 858986
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 858416
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 858312
for: Saxophone and Cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 858207
for: 8 Brass Instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966859
for: 15 Brass Instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966823
for: 8 Trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966657
for: 12 Brass Instruments
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966401
for: 4 Violins, Cello, Strings and BC
Set of parts
Item no.: 1547947
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 1027115
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1010110
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 778817
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1542708
for: Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1542613
Choir score
Item no.: 837695
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 837262
for: Double bass, piano
Buch
Item no.: 837151
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1098994
for: Mixed ensemble
Score
Item no.: 169289
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 859286
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 859253
for: Tenor, Flute and Percussion
Score
Item no.: 859137
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 858966
for: Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 858767
for: Harpsichord
Buch
Item no.: 858703
for: Chamber ensemble
Buch
Item no.: 858694
for: Harpsichord, Percussion
Score
Item no.: 858184
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1111296
for: Voice
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 891809
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 835617