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: Organ
Sheet music
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for: Orchestra and Mixed Voices
Score
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for: Organ
Sheet music
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Lobgesang des Jean Racine Des-Dur op. 11
Stimmensatz (Org-6-5-4-3-3)
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 649570
for: Piano
Music score
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Separate editions from the New Liszt Complete Critical Edition
Két legenda
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: 2 voices (SA), piano
Music score
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for Clarinet and Orchestra
Arrangement for Clarinet and Piano
for: Clarinet (a), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 433880
for: Piano
Music score
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for flute and piano
Great Performer's Edition
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 244652
for: Organ
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
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for: Piano, Violin and Cello
Piano score, solo part
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for: Opera
Book
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Horn, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
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for: Trumpet, trombone, organ
Item no.: 184281
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 388934
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 179801
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 388498
for: Choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 613828
for: Viola, piano
Score, part
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for: 2 flutes (duet)
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
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for: Piano, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 187868
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 298203
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Soli SB, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Oboen (2) (auch Englischhorn), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (4), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (3), Tuba, Pauke, Schlaginstrument, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass
Score
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for: Organ
Sheet music
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for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Double bass, piano
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for: Organ [piano]
Music score (spiral binding)
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Violin, piano
Score, part
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for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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Urtext Edition without fingering
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
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für Klavier (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Item no.: 464982
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 432664
for: Voice, piano
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Bass clarinet, piano
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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Special edition in association with Mendelssohn-Haus Leipzig
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
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