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.
aus der Oper "Hoffmanns Erzählungen"
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1535089
for: Choir
Ensemble score
Item no.: 309382
Teil 1: Faksimile des Autographs, Teil 2: Faksimile der Erstausgabe mit autographer Widmung des Komponistenop. 120
for: Piano
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 577015
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1215459
for: GES-M KLAV ORCH
Item no.: 100459
(Beppo) "O Colombine, hör' den treuen Harlekin" aus "Der Bajazzo"
for: Voice, piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 100458
Duett Nedda - Silvio aus "Der Bajazzo"
for: 2 voices (sbar), piano
Item no.: 100453
for: Bandoneon
Item no.: 102225
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 101785
for: Piano, brass ensemble, latin percussion
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 1025137
"Bohemian Suite"
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 188941
for: Eb Horn and piano
Book
Item no.: 966287
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 646412
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 166531
Nr. 3 c-Moll
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 419808
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 843834
Hymne für Sopran, Chor (SATB) und Orchester MWV B 49
in zwei Fassungen
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235646
pour choeur à 2-3 voix égales et cordes
for: Women's choir (3 parts), string orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 621294
from "Variations on an Original Theme" ("Enigma Variations") op.36
Variation IX
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 682828
for: Organ
Item no.: 201978
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 554396
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1043742
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1043694
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1043681
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1043663
from "Variations on an Original Theme" ("Enigma Variations") op.36
Variation IX
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 682840
for: Cello, strings
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 658923
for: Cello, strings
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 676967
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 936884
for: Opera
Piano reduction
Item no.: 940326
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 930578
for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 935442
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 843190
for: Oboe, Horn and Harpsichord
Score, Parts
Item no.: 603768
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 177740
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 142332
for: String Orchestra and opt.Violin or Viola and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 935934
for: Piano
Item no.: 308474
for: Piano
Item no.: 308471
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307913
for: Male choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307900
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307810
for: Flute, string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 430684
for: Soli SSATB, Chor SSATB, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 1336625
for: Voice, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1202084
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1202065
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1201559