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: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1200626
Der englische Gruss
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1037897
for: Voice (low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1027367
für Orgel
for: Organ
Single edition
Item no.: 683144
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 560267
für zwei Altblockflöten und Basso continuo
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Music score
Item no.: 498923
for: Harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 490499
Repertoire Explorer - Study Score 106
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 338702
for: Clarinet choir
Score, Parts
Item no.: 584830
für Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 335656
Duettino, Nr. 10
aus "Der Rastelbinder"
for: Voice, piano
Single edition
Item no.: 335547
F
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025457
for: Voice (low), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025431
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025425
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025413
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025411
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025406
for: Voice (medium), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1025327
nach Meyerbeers "Die Afrikanerin"
für 2 Klarinetten und Klavier
for: 2 clarinets, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 678769
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1054450
for: FL BLM
Score, Parts
Item no.: 580329
für Violine und Klavier (Violine 2, Violoncello, Kontrabass ad lib)
for: Violin, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 557328
Six Duos Pour Voix Egales N°6
for: Piano and Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 557277
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 429233
for: Baritone or Trombone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 272691
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 558257
for: Viola, piano
Item no.: 555916
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 271281
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1574760
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1574758
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1574742
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578371
for: Baritone saxophone
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578266
for: Viola
Sheet music
Item no.: 1578251
for: Clarinet, violin, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 311469
for: Horn (F), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602212
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611624
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1611611
for: Bass recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1603770
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1603762
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1603761
for: Alto trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1603758
for: Cornet (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1603757
for: Viola, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1603748
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601077
for: Bass clarinet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601054
for: Alto trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601041
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1601025