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: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391912
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391837
Ensemble score
Item no.: 314513
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
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with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
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for: 2 cellos
Item no.: 352394
for: 2 cellos
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for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
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UELZENER KUHLAU-EDITION 62
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1161307
Arie aus dem „Stabat mater“, Nr. 2
for: Alto flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1161570
Vol Vi [Pour Flute a Bec Alto ou Flute Traversiere]
for: Alto Recorder or Flute
Buch
Item no.: 1073583
for: Alto Recorder [Flute, csakan]
Book
Item no.: 361730
Uelzener Kuhlau Edition 28
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 579532
Wiegenlied - Lullaby
The 4 crners collection
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 766043
Tableau musical pour orgue
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 364084
for: Bassoon [cello], piano
Item no.: 200378
for: Voice, organ
Item no.: 122912
Uelzener Kuhlau Edition 18
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 483743
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 272118
für Gitarre
for: Guitar
Item no.: 334185
Gesangsstimme eingerichtet für Viola
Originallage
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 445844
for: Piano
Item no.: 365996
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 261270
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 564022
for: Clarinet (a), piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 669679
"Gott! Auf Dein Wort erscheinen wir"
Denkmäler der Musik in Salzburg 1
for: Mixed choir (SAB), 2 horns, organ
Score, CD
Item no.: 291882
(Collection)
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 475477
12 pièces op.18 pour orgue avec pédale obligée ou piano a clavier de pedales
for: Organ
Music score
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for: 4 double basses (double bass quartet)
Item no.: 328015
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 237671
for: Organ
Item no.: 193408
Hense Quartett
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 151161
für evangelische Kirchen
167 Choralvorspiele für Orgel
veröffentlicht in vier Heften – Heft 3
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 772984
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 253369
for: Cello, piano [2 cellos]
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
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for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
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for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
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for: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Set of parts
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: 3 flutes (trio)
Set of parts
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for: Horn, piano
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 240708
for: Voice (medium), organ
Item no.: 311641
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