Few artistic movements have changed people’s perception of the world as much as classicism. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself all the wonderful music of the classical period.
In music, the Classical Period saw a departure from complex, contrapuntal polyphony, to the beginnings of a simpler homophonic structure, to melody and accompaniment. Polyphony however was not forgotten; all the major composers continued to use polyphony from time to time, and some of the most exciting classical movements use the modern fugue. A good example is Mozart’s Requiem, or Beethoven’s Great Fugue String Quartet Op.133.
The most important music form which came from the classical period is undoubtedly Sonata Form. Sonata Form is an elaborate structure that represents the ultimate pursuit of perfection in music. Sonata Form became the basis of all important musical works of the time: Concertos, Symphonies, Sonatas, and String Quartets. Through the progressive works of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Opera developed out of the The Baroque Period, into the diverse classical form, with Opera Buffa and Opera Seria, serious or comic opera, championed by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
Through the Classical Period, the piano overtook the harpsichord, and quickly became one of the most popular solo instruments, and certainly the most important accompaniment instrument. The orchestra grew, and new instruments such as the clarinet and contrabasson were added, and many other instruments developed, like the oboe, flute, horn and trumpet, and became more virtuosic due to the new modern valve systems. Towards the end of the 18th century, however, many baroque instruments, like the harpsichord, which had been firm favourites of the The Baroque Period, were becoming more and more redundant.
für Soli, Chor und Orchester
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 659378
MH 109
Urtext
for: 2 soloists (SS), women's choir (S), 2 trumpets, 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 677143
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 641600
Marienantiphon
Die Neuausgabe basiert auf der autographen Partitur, die seit dem 2. Weltkrieg als verschollen galt, 1964 aber wieder aufgefunden wurde.
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 234999
BR JCFB E 1
Chorpartitur
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 234219
Additional parts
Item no.: 172911
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 467997
Drei Gitarren oder Gitarrenorchester
for: 3 guitars
Score, Parts
Item no.: 393284
KV 313 (285c), 314 (285d), 315 (285e) - KV 314 (285d) - KV 191 (186e)
Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NMA) V/14/3
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 459761
Preciosa
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 142913
for: Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 420021
for: ORG / EHRN (VA) ORG
Item no.: 160001
Performers' Facsimile 12
for: Harpsichord
Item no.: 376699
for: Clarinet choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 375862
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Horn, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 344680
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 188408
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 584362
MH 837
for: 3 soloists (SSA), Women's choir (SSA), 2 violins, basso continuo; 2 horns ad lib.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 462590
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
auf der Grundlage des 1980 wiederaufgefundenen Autographs
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 236732
Trinitatismesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236685
Waisenhausmesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Single part Organ
Item no.: 236680
Schöpfungsmesse
Hob. XXII:13
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Timpani (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236638
Instrument 1 (Soprano)
for: Mixed choir (SATB); organ ad lib.
Violin 1 [Oboe 1] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234215
Pfingstsequenz
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234933
Offertorium de venerabili sacramento
– Graduated price on demand –
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), basso continuo; 2 violins, 3 trombones ad lib.
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 234909
for: 2 Violins and Violoncello
Book
Item no.: 1117601
Acht Lieder
for: Male choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 307114
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1324772
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 360760
for: Organ
Item no.: 367036
for: Flute, harpsichord
Music score
Item no.: 382106
Sax Attack
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Item no.: 338572
Violoncello / Basso
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 429668
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 470438
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1346074
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 140753
for: 3 recorders (SSA)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 418424
Collection Leloir
for: Horn, piano
Item no.: 368108
KV 261, 269 (261a), 373
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 345868
Lyric book
Item no.: 359113
for: Viola
Item no.: 377116
[CD: Orchester-Begleitung zur Solostimme Violoncello - in verschiedenen Übe-Tempi]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen
CD
Item no.: 300090
Reformationskantate
Urtext
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 691363
Linz' Symphony
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1681484
Orgelsolomesse – KV 259
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 226534