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: Concert band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 1629212
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1539698
for: Soprano Voice and String Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1215334
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1081235
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175155
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1137032
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 961338
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907413
Mark Foster
for: TTB
Choir score
Item no.: 1656255
Klassik
for: Bass Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1119452
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Book
Item no.: 1118231
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1111047
für Solocello und Celloquartett
for: 4 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1009106
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1356096
for: Bassoon, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1137856
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 924043
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1175012
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 1096172
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 907829
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 1118235
Sudien und Übungen
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 1194423
Choir score
Item no.: 1176779
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1092161
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1667288
Klassik
for: Voice (soprano)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 923773
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 926192
for: 4 woodwinds (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132471
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1109946
for: Oboe, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1349969
from the Opera Il Trovatore
for: Choir and Symphonic Band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198420
Operette in 3 Akten | Kritische Gesamtausgabe herausgegeben von Michael Rot
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Textbuch/Libretto Fassungen A/B/C
Item no.: 1641943
Duett mit Chor aus der Operette 'Der Vogelhändler'
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Vocal score
Item no.: 1556925
Choir part Bass 1
Item no.: 1557675
Choir part Alto
Item no.: 1557790
WWV 63
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1664408
Harmonia-Womens Choir
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 913591
Book
Item no.: 1204634
for: Electronic Organ
Book
Item no.: 1331415
for: Voice, organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202313
for: Voice
Music score
Item no.: 1201665
Will in schmerzlicher Kummerzeit
aus dem Oratorium Elias
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043850
2008
for: 4 harps
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1591844
Introduktion (Andante con espressione) und Thema (als Swing)
for: Accordion solo, accordion orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 694959
aus der 9. Symphonie
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 781438
Klassik
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 1204733
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1105328
Carl Loewe Edition Band 11
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1009454