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.
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749233
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749192
2. An der Heimat halte fest
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742694
Legend for orchestra
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 732716
for: Oboe (Flöte/Violine) und Gitarre
Partitur und Stimmen Partitur und Stimmen
Item no.: 1209604
arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Flute, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795478
arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795453
Walzer für Orchester arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Flöte, 2 Klarinetten, Horn und Streichquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795415
Walzer für Orchester arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Flöte, Klarinette, 2 Hörner und Streichquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795406
Walzer für Orchester arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Flöte, 2 Klarinetten, Horn und Streichquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795401
2. Gott ist die ewge Sonn
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751839
"Lobet den Herrn"
for: Frauen- oder Kinderchor (SMezA)
Choir score
Item no.: 751618
"Es tanzen Mond und Sterne"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 751584
Theme from first movement
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 791774
Op. 171 No.5A
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791502
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Piano score (conductor)
Item no.: 757311
Waltz
for: Orchestra
Salonorchester-Ergänzung (Zusatzstimmen für großes Orchester) Fl II, Ob II, Klar II, Fag I, Fag II, Hn I/II, Hn III/IV, Trp II, Pos I/II, Tb
Item no.: 757277
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Einzelstimme Violoncello [Orchester]
Item no.: 757112
Simrock Original Edition
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 723100
for: 4 trombones [3 trombones, bass trombone]
Score, Single parts
Item no.: 1657961
Operette in 3 Akten | Reprintausgabe
Lyric book
Item no.: 1641948
Opéra-comique en 3 actes | Reprintausgabe
for: Gesang und Orchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1650925
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650223
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650208
for: Alto trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650206
for: Double bass, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650156
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650151
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650149
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650146
for: Alto trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1650144
Liedprogramm des deutschen Sängerbundes (1. Folge)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 784867
op. 15/4 und 11
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 754150
for: gemischter Chor und Klavier oder Instrumente
Choir score
Item no.: 203455
for: Piano
Item no.: 153043
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 199247
for: 2-Part Treble Voices and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 903470
for: Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888335
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1212078
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1212039
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1211973
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1211900
for Violoncello and Orchestra
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 179070
for: Voice, violin, cello, piano
Single part Violin
Item no.: 655168
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197490
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 202310
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 201345
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1212271
for: 4 Klarinetten
Book
Item no.: 868350