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.
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 235044
for: Voice (soprano), clarinet, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 154422
for: 2 violins, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 181538
Festive Christmas music from the Dresden Frauenkirche
Audio-CD
Item no.: 490664
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 558532
Solomotette zum Dreifaltigkeitsfest oder zu Weihnachten
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 237291
Christmas cantata HoWV II.13
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 587102
for: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Item no.: 1530017
for: Piano
Item no.: 1360511
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 193188
D-Dur WQ 215
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1355207
KV 109 (74e)
Klavierauszug
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 3 trombones ad lib.
Piano reduction
Item no.: 235059
for: 3 soloists (SAT), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 227233
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 218516
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), Orchester (2 Cornetti, Pauken, 2 Violinen, Violoncello / Kontrabass, Orgel)
Score
Item no.: 237777
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 433070
for: Soli, Gemischter Chor (4-stimmig), Posaunen (3), Streichorchester, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 630995
for: Mixed choir (SATB); basso continuo [organ] ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 5698
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1167415
for: 4 FL BC
Item no.: 130668
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 469846
Offertorium
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben - Urtext
for: 2 voices (SS), string orchestra, organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 237304
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 693136
in Nativitate Domini in nocte
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1664364
G
for: Flute, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1554721
BR-CPEB E 4
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 234191
Stub'Nmusi
for: Folk music band
Item no.: 311980
Kantate zum Neujahrsfest HoWV II.29
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 772190
KV 49
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 1556909
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 695580
Responsoria ad Matutinum in nativitate Domini MH 639
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: Mixed choir, 2 violins, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 472587
D
for: Alto saxophone (E-flat)
Instrumental Solo
Item no.: 1052686
on the Adagio from Sonata pathétique
D-flat major
Schott Archive
for: Voice (tenor), piano [organ]
Music score
Item no.: 1665057
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760303
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet), organ
Score
Item no.: 191732
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 160198
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 215874
for: SOLI (SA/TB) GCH 2 HRN 2 VL VA BC
Score
Item no.: 248169
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 635702
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 491173
for: Mixed choir (3 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 777583
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 2425
for: SSA with Organ or Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317452
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1150491
for: 2 voices (SS), string orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 237303
Piano reduction
Item no.: 133067
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 389067
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 3 trombones ad lib.
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 430844