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.
Tarantella Napoletana
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757260
Walzer nach den Motiven der Operette "Das Spitzentuch der Königin"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757254
op. 214
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 757246
Waltz from the Oera "Die Fledermaus"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757224
from "Hoffmanns Erzählungen"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 757184
Overture
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757177
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 757146
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 746462
from "Aida"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 741619
Tarantella Napoletana
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 741608
from "Hoffmanns Erzählungen"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 741602
Waltz
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 734473
Vorspiel
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 723958
Abendsegen und Traumpantomime aus der Oper "Hänsel und Gretel"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 725231
from the ballet "Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus"
for: Orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 783827
for: 2 Oboen, 2 Hörner in D und Streicher
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 783700
with Coda and 7 Trios
for: Streichquartett, Streichquintett und Streichorchester
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 783683
nach Robert Schumann. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, Band I/2,1
for: Piano, orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 750748
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430669
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 655364
from "Aida"
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 757324
Concert piece for pianoforte and orchestra
for: Piano, orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 750754
nach Robert Schumann. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, Band I/2,1
for: Piano, orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 733198
for: Male choir, piano
Single part 2
Item no.: 172409
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 220841
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 221415
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion solo
Item no.: 220582
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 1557660
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355373
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 636524
for: Clarinet, string orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355301
for: Oboe, chamber orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355031
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 221166
Single part Bass instrument
Item no.: 429971
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 578898
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Single parts
Item no.: 1717672
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 641346
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 300634
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 143133
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 421769
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 326816
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 301950
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 290093
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 248012
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 230379
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 223431
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 214760
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Cello
Item no.: 214759