The turn of the 19th century saw the dawn of Romanticism. This artistic and cultural movement was constantly striving for new ideas and new beginnings, during a particularly turbulent time in social, political and natural history. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the romantic masters and their works today.
The reason and order of the classical period were balanced out in the romantic period by emotion and imagination. The word romanticism is derived from the French literary terms roman and romantique. Programme music uses melodies and instrumental colours to tell a story, to take the listener on a musical journey. The most prominent of all program music is undoubtedly the symphonic poem, created, explored and developed by composers such as Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana.
Compared to the Classical Period, the melodies of the romantic period became less and less regular and symmetrical, and the harmony more and more chromatic and dissonant. As the romantic period progressed, the possibilities of traditional tonality became more and more exhausted, and the beginning of the 20th century saw the departure from classical structure and form, and the movement towards modern and contemporary classical music.
In order to broaden the sound palate which set the mood and atmosphere for the romantic period, new instruments began to appear in the orchestra, and voices began to be deployed, choirs and soloists began to be introduced into traditional instrumental works. Throughout the 19th century, the fashion was expansion, both in music for Symphony Orchestra and in Choral Music, the forces grew and grew, far beyond the imagination of any of the classical composers of the previous century.
In the 19th century, Opera flourished, be it Italian verismo, French "Grand Opera", or Wagner’s new world of music theatre. The most important opera composers of the 19th century were Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Jacques Offenbach, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
for: String orchestra
PART ST (4/4/3/2/1)
Item no.: 293844
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 563148
for: 4 GIT / PART ST
Score, Parts
Item no.: 293385
Gazebo Series
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 273428
for: Violin, orchestra
Partitur (Luxusausgabe), Faksimile
Item no.: 461537
for: Flute, strings
Stimmen-Set
Item no.: 579025
Alfredo Piatti Cello Collection
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 376260
for: Symphonic orchestra
Item no.: 565191
Choir part Tenor 1
Item no.: 377356
alte Fassung
for: Solo A (Bar), Männerchor (TTB), Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 422152
Piano reduction
Item no.: 295773
for: Tuba, piano
Item no.: 364849
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 608168
for: Saxophone
Item no.: 149284
Summ und brumm, du gutes Rädchen - aus der Oper "Der fliegende Holländer"
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 344399
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Item no.: 342651
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 584581
for: Horn, piano
(Kopie)
Item no.: 338125
Classics for Children Series
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1125967
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 274361
for: Singstimme, Orgel / Harmonium
Item no.: 279087
for: Male choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 361322
Fuer Die Elektronische Orgel Nr 63
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 349507
53
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 349502
Piano reduction
Item no.: 296255
for: Clarinet [violin], horn [viola], violin, cello, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 1344304
op. 86; aus: Messe in D
Partitur
for: Soli / gemischter Chor (SATB), Orgel
Item no.: 422080
op. 54 (1871)
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 668506
op. 54 (1871)
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 668503
Score, Parts
Item no.: 557360
4
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 349461
95
for: Electric organ
Item no.: 349457
Band 2
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 418593
aus op. 24
for: Piano
Item no.: 417861
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 104828
for medium voice and piano, score
Summerville, Suzanne, ed
for: SOLOGESANG (INCL. MEHRERE SOLOSTIMMEN) EINE SINGSTIMME SINGSTIMME MIT TASTENINSTRUMENT
Item no.: 601584
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 460076
aus der Oper "Die verkaufte Braut"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 463578
Sudien und Übungen
for: Trombone
Music score
Item no.: 376931
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 494265
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 350729
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 238095
op. 172
Stimmensatz
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ [orchestra]
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 237636
op. 149
Einzelstimme Solo- Vl.
Single part (Violin solo)
Item no.: 237586
for: Male choir, piano
Item no.: 560743
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 487564
for: Salon orchestra
Item no.: 487458