“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: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596474
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 596311
for: 8 trombones
Sheet music
Item no.: 596277
for: 3 trombones, piano [keyboard/organ]; drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596253
for: 3 trombones, piano [keyboard/organ]; drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596252
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596242
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 596159
op. 28/4
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751073
op. 49/2
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751050
from: Beginners Pieces for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751040
from: 12 German Dances (Hob. IX:12)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751034
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751021
from: Pomp and Circumstance
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 751010
from: Queen's Lace Handkerchief, op. 388
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 750998
from: Swan Song
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 750990
from: Cantata No. 140 "Sleepers wake, loud sounds the warning"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 750972
from: Orchestral Suite No. 3 D major
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 750971
1st movement
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 750966
from: Der Mensch und sein Tag
for: Voice (baritone/alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 750949
from: Der Mensch und sein Tag
for: Voice (baritone/alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 750948
from: Der Mensch und sein Tag
for: Voice (baritone/alto), piano
Music score
Item no.: 750946
Sonnet XIII
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 750936
from: Geistliche Lieder
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 750921
from: Frühlings Erwachen, 2. Akt, 6. Szene
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 750908
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 750809
for flute and orchestra
for: Flute, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 750785
for guitar
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 750772
Text aus dem Matthäus-Evangelium, 5, 3-12 in der Übersetzung von Martin Luther
for: gemischter Chor, Streichtrio, Fagott und Orgel
Set of parts
Item no.: 750769
from the Partita No. 2
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 760492
Arie der Marie
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 760486
op. 11
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 760431
Kompositonen für Gitarre und Streichinstrumente
for: Violine und Gitarre (Klavier)
Music score
Item no.: 760292
Fiddle Tunes
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 760199
for viola and piano
for: Viola, piano
Music score
Item no.: 760156
op. 34
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 759825
6. Gigue
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759820
for: 2 Flöten (Oboen) und Basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 759759
from: “Tannhäuser”
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759729
from: Tsar and Carpenter
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759693
from: The Barber of Seville
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759678
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 759633
Vier Stücke nach Texten von Walther von der Vogelweide
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 759604
"Voces intimae"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 759579
from: Nuevo Método para guitarra
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 759544
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Music score
Item no.: 759499
Urtext. Based on Robert Schumann. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, Band III/1/5
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 756719
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 756690
from "Trois Melodies" op. 42
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 756687