“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: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 221790
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2, 4
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for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
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for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
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for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
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for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
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for: Male choir, piano
Single part 2
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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for: String orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
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for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4, Bass instrument, Percussion
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for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
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Single part Harpsichord
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Single part viola 2
Item no.: 870635
Single part viola 2
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Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 870937
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 428965
for: Cello
Single part Cello
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Cantata for Easter Tuesday
Third version
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 soloists (AT), mixed choir (SATB), 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 746026
(Urtext)
for: Orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 299667
for: String orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
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Single part viola 2
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for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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for: 2 oboes, strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
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Single part viola 2
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Single part Viola 1
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for: Tuba
Single part
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for: Kornett
Single part
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
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for: Basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4, Bass instrument
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for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
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for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
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for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
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for: Voice (soprano) a cappella
Single part(n)
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for: Strings, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
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for: Cello
Single part
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for: Cello
Single part
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for: Strings, basso continuo
Single part Viola
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for: Cello, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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"Coronation Mass"
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 446870
"Coronation Mass"
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 262150
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
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for: Piano, orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
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for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
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for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Single part Tenor recorder
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for: BBFL / ST 3
Single part
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for: 4 recorders (AATB)
Treble recorder 2 (single part)
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