The classical modern period, 1900-1945, saw a great deal of cultural change, and many different composers helped shape the musical landscape of the early 20th century. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Classical Modern Sheet Music Downloads, and explore the wide world of classical modernism with Stretta Music today
The horrors of World War I brought about such a shift in perspective, that art would never be the same again. The cultural and social changes that had already begun at the end of the 19th century led to new prospects, which were mirrored and expressed through various innovative artistic movements, them sum of which is called Classic Modernism.
During the 20th century, the boundaries of tonality were stretched so far that one could no longer speak of tonal music. The most striking examples of this are polytonality, employed by composers like Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, and Charles Ives, and to an even greater extent serialism, the twelve-tone music of Arnold Schönberg and his students.
The rise of nationalism in the late 19th century sparked a great interest in rediscovering folk music. New technical developments, such as the invention of the phonograph, also made it easier to document and collect folk music. Great folk Pioneers were the Romanian composer Béla Bartók, the Czech composer Leo Janáček, the Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, and the Australian-American composer Percy Grainger.
This development led to a new idiom within classical music, both melodically and rhythmically. Good examples of the integration of folklore into classical modern music are the melodies from Janáček’s Jenufa, which are based on the rhythm and intonation of the Czech language, and Bartók’s Second Violin Rhapsody.
Expressionists aimed to capture true emotions without glossing over them. Above all, they looked at the subjective inner world, in contrast to the outer world, and left all traditional ideals of beauty behind.
Expressionist music is characterised by dissonance, extreme dynamics and great contrasts in colour, pitch and effect. In music, expressionism is generally associated with the Second Viennese School, founded by Arnold Schönberg and his students Anton Webern and Alban Berg, and the dodecaphonic, twelve-tone technique they used, known as serialism.
Examples of expressionist music include Schönberg’s Erwartung, 1909, and Berg’s Wozzeck, 1922.
Another classical modern departure from the ideals of the Romantic Period was to draw on forms and tropes of the Baroque Period and the Classical Period. This was expressed in the use of traditional musical forms, as in Martinů’s Concerto da Camara, 1937, the use of traditional instrumentation, as in Manuel de Falla’s Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Cello, 1926, and also in the use of thematic material from the 18th and 19th centuries, such as in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, 1920.
for: Piano
Music score
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Theme from second movement
for: Piano
Music score
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"Dir ist dein Haupt umkränzt"
for: Männerchor unisono und Orgel oder Orchester
Choir score
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"Die Worte des Glaubens"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Solo (Bar) und Orchester
Choir part Soprano/Alto
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Soprano and Symphonic Band
Score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Women's Choir [SSAA]
Choir score
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Klassik
for: Brass ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1343485
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Male choir
Choir score
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for: Eb or Bb Soloist and Piano
Score, Parts
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for: Brass band
Score
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for: Brass band
Score
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for: Brass band
Set of parts
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for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1648484
for: 2 cellos
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640382
for: Gemischter Chor, Bläser, (Orgel)
Choir score
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for: Sopran (Chorst.)
Choir part Soprano
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for: Concert band
Einzelstimme Bariton-Saxophon
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op. 47
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
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Amstel Classic
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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Geistliche Musik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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Reduzierte Fassung
for: 2 solo voices (MezBar), mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, organ; trumpet, harp, kettle drums ad lib.
Harp (orchestral part)
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"Frühling kommt angezogen" Idylle
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 1
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op. 6
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir part Alto
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3. Wachtelschlag "Am Kirchturm steht der Abendstern"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733457
Opera in 4 acts and a prologue
Lyric book
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2nd Suite
for: Orchestra
Stimmensatz 1 Flöte 1, 1 Flöte 2, 2 Piccolo/Flöte 3, 1 Oboe 1, 1 Oboe 2, 1 Cor anglaise, 1 Klarinette 1, 1 Klarinette 2, 1 Fagott 1, 1 Fagott 2, 1 Horn 1, 1 Horn 2, 1 Horn 3, 1 Trompete 1, 1 Trompete 2,
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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"Die Heide wüst und nachtverzehrt"
for: Männerchor (TBarB)
Choir score
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for: Voice, piano
Music score
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7. Seemannslied "Der Meister, der Schiffsjung"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
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10 songs
for: Piano
Music score
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Beyond the Waves
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Piano score, parts
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Ballade für Orchester auf ein Gedicht von Svatopluk Cech
Kritische Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Leos Janácek D/6
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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Spiel für Kinder nach einem Text von Robert Seitz
for: Kinderchor (SMez), Melodie-Instrumente und Schlagwerk
Choir score
Item no.: 782597
1. Zuneigung "Im Widerhall wird Hier und Dort"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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Liedprogramm des deutschen Sängerbundes (1. Folge)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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for: Brass ensemble
Score, Parts
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Serenade nach Abraham a Santa Clara
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Tenor-Solo und Orchester
Choir score
Item no.: 784948
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1648354
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1649326
Choralvorspiele, Partiten, Toccaten, Fantasien, Passacaglien u.a.
Partita über "Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund"
for: Organ
Sheet music
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