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.
Harfe 1
for: STREICH- UND ZUPFINSTRUMENTE HARFE DREI HARFEN
Item no.: 1616749
for: Oboe, bassoon, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1628872
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 998639
From Piezas Caracteristicas Op.92
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1098782
for: Piccolo and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 563050
for: HRN (VL) KLAV
Set of parts
Item no.: 474885
mit Klavier
for: MCH STR QUINTETT HA (KLAV)
Piano score
Item no.: 378208
Zyklus für Chor, Soli und Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: CHORMUSIK GEMISCHTER CHOR MIT BEGLEITUNG WELTLICH EINZELN
Study score
Item no.: 461235
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 375998
Altdeutscher Liederreim
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 368565
opéra en 5 actes
Lyric book
Item no.: 366750
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 479398
for: Voice, piano
CD
Item no.: 670101
for piano
for: Piano
Item no.: 1343860
Sudien und Übungen
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 1541392
Studienpartitur (fr)
for: BUEHNENWERKE + SZENISCHE WERKE OPER
Item no.: 361619
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 362523
score and parts
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 376895
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 131740
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 131475
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 332883
Single edition
Item no.: 133590
Klassik
for: 3 guitars
Buch
Item no.: 133144
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 336780
pour trombone et orgue
for: Trombone, organ
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 334977
zur Aufführung werden zwei Exemplare benötigt
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284526
for: Organ
Item no.: 365631
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 429567
for: Flute, violin, viola, cello (flute quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 483889
Franz Schubert. New Edition of All Works I/4
for: Soloists, mixed choir, organ
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1552119
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 610193
for: Small wind band
Conductors part (B-flat), set of parts
Item no.: 303728
for: Piano
Piano score
Item no.: 203312
for: Small wind band
Item no.: 203305
Lied (Paganini), Nr. 3
aus "Paganini"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 128155
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128095
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 275579
Studio Edition
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Item no.: 333629
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 615230
12 opera choruses for choir and piano.
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir book
Item no.: 610850
Audio-CD
Item no.: 649663
10 berühmte Titel
Klavier-Begleitheft für alle Instrumente zur Serie Masters of Music: Johann Strauss jun.
for: Piano
Music score (piano accompaniment)
Item no.: 307533
aus der Klassik und der Romantik
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1562644
aus Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 671683
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 375173
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Item no.: 374870
D 452
Urtext Stuttgarter Schubert-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 237087
for: Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 341475