“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: BEGLEITHEFT / KLAV KB BL
Item no.: 293514
for: Dulcimer, piano
Item no.: 299915
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1312116
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1665046
for: Vocal and Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1714467
for: 3 guitars
Buch
Item no.: 133144
for: Treble recorder, harpsichord
Score, Parts
Item no.: 212232
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 102121
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 667501
Allowed reprint, First edition: 1888, Peters, Leipzig
for: Violin, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1203428
for: Violin [recorder], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 669611
for: Treble recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244533
for: Flute [oboe/violin], piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
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for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3609
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 618194
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553986
Oper in 3 Akten
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Study scores
Item no.: 602245
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1200632
für Melodieinstrument in C oder B und Orgel
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat), organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 635088
für Solo Trompete in C / Piccolotrompete in A & Orgel (Klavierbegleitung)
for: Trumpet, piano [organ]
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 613207
for: Organ
Item no.: 213185
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (XL format)
Item no.: 661083
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 269778
for: Voice (soprano), basso continuo
Item no.: 281992
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675377
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part, audio files (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 1553
for: Voice (soprano), 2 recorders, basso continuo
2 Scores, Solo parts
Item no.: 678245
for: Double bass
Item no.: 164206
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1208893
for: Viola da gamba
Book
Item no.: 818540
for: Concert Band/Harmonie and Clarinet, Vibraphone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 981409
from "Suite bergamasque"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1566311
for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 779984
for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 727077
"Pater noster"
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 738926
Edition Schott
for: Cello, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 746885
for: gemischter Chor (SATB); Orgel ad libitum
Choir score
Item no.: 746843
für Streichorchester, Flöten und Oboen
for: Streichorchester, Flöten und Oboen
Score
Item no.: 746776
for: gemischter Chor (SAATTBB)
Choir score
Item no.: 742358
No. 5 D Minor
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 733566
from the opera "L'Apostrophe"
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 733073
Nr. 2: Liebesleid
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 732234
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, 3 Single part
Item no.: 1340761
for: Alle Instrumente
Score
Item no.: 819602
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 240054
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 238594
for: Saxophone E-Flat and Piano
Book
Item no.: 100982
for: Bläserquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 100874