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.
on motives from the opera Rigoletto
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 671312
for: Flute, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 418092
Légende dramatique in four parts
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, choir, children's choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 205556
"Reformation Symphony"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 476480
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 139609
for: Cello
Ensemble score
Item no.: 190080
for: Violin, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 676385
Thirteen lieder on poems by Rellstab and Heine D 957 / "Die Taubenpost" D 965 A
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 608250
for: Cello, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 586174
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674549
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 631691
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 689794
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 668869
for: 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (sextet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 564557
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 486847
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 486579
(Urtext)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 196849
for: Violin, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 623437
The first definitive author's version – In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag
for: Cello, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 577769
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 371175
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298879
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 287133
for: Voice
Item no.: 283330
for: Bassoon, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 612149
Trois Esquisses Symphoniques (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 432596
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 299986
(Urtext)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 184253
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 181759
for: Flute, violin, guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559360
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 268853
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 383474
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 246637
for: Flute [violin], piano
Music score
Item no.: 184167
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 361083
in der ersten Lage (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Viola
Item no.: 360321
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Item no.: 359400
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 361008
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 378329
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 378878
for: Viola, piano
Item no.: 584386
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 128122
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Conductor score
Item no.: 287263
for: String ensemble
Book
Item no.: 244348
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 217458
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 318911
for: Organ [piano]
Music score
Item no.: 101322
for: 2 clarinets, bassoon
Set of parts
Item no.: 295814
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Organ reduction
Item no.: 478442
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