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: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Voice, harp
Buch
Item no.: 837224
for: Orchestral
Score, Parts
Item no.: 966720
for: Violin, String Quartet and Piano
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 993556
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 993460
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 993274
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 993255
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 993283
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 992954
for: Soprano or Tenor Voice and Piano
Score
Item no.: 992995
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Score
Item no.: 992919
for: Vocal Duets
Score
Item no.: 267890
for: Mezzo Soprano or Baritone Voice
Book
Item no.: 996975
for: Mezzo or Baritone Voice
Book
Item no.: 996971
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 997273
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 997173
for: Men's Choir and Piano, 4 Hands
Book
Item no.: 997142
for: Soprano or Tenor and Piano
Book
Item no.: 993085
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 992949
for: Piano Quintet
Score
Item no.: 992897
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 992848
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 992835
for: Male choir (TBarB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850251
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 874239
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888369
for: Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare/Brass Band
Score
Item no.: 869792
for: Fanfare and Saxophone[s]
Score
Item no.: 887233
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 982168
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1007021
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 1007418
for: Voice (high)
Book
Item no.: 1006889
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1006723
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 1006644
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 1005726
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 771220
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1007235
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1006714
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 1006598
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1007876
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 1007839
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 1007673
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 840266
Choir score
Item no.: 837757
Piano reduction
Item no.: 837645
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