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: Cello
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Classical guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
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for: Cello
Music score
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Book (softcover)
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for: Clarinet; piano ad lib.
Music score
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Tuba
Music lesson book
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 576412
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Flute
Music score
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Piano
Music lesson book
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 602404
Symphony-Cantata
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 229353
for: Voices (body percussion), drums
Music score, CD
Item no.: 632786
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 857480
35 Beautiful Pieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 743893
from Carmen
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722341
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1027241
for: Voice, piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1026111
for: Women's choir (SAA) [3 solo voices], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1977
for: Flute
Music score, CD
Item no.: 576442
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 301266
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 854124
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 256478
EMB Music for Beginners
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (anthology)
Item no.: 153089
(Early version and definitive version) New, expanded edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 197616
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318553
Lyric book
Item no.: 318300
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 744819
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 660877
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 429220
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316203
Edition for Violin and Piano
Standard Violin Student Repertoire – Masterfully taught by Zakhar Bron
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part, DVD
Item no.: 464738
48 great classical guitar solos for intermediate to advanced level players
for: Classical guitar
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 665189
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 360680
for: Voice, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 148247
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 211727