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.
3 kleine Spruchmotetten
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 869052
D Abendkonzert - Nr. 2
for: Flute, string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 643312
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 645571
Oper in zwei Teilen (sechs Bilder)
frei nach Georg Büchner
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 420761
Nach dem Satz für gemischten Chor
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 394437
GeWV 171
for: 2 Holzbläser (Flöten, Alt-Blockflöten oder Flöte und Oboe) und Streichorchester
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 190752
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 189702
Suite for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet in B flat, Horn & Bassoon
for: Chamber ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 148328
for: Viola, piano
Book
Item no.: 141794
In einem Sommergarten
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 154432
Pantomime in 1 Aktop. 19
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 195084
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 187729
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 186637
Nr. 1 Mein Odem ist schwach
for: Mixed choir (5 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 175673
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 180906
for: Organ
Item no.: 288954
op. 27
for: String orchestra
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 296245
Oratoriumop. 105
for: gemischter Chor (unisono, Volksgesang) mit Orgel oder kleinem Orchester
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 173044
Ariadne auf Naxos - Der Bürger als Edelmann - Die Frau ohne Schatten - Intermezzo
Band 3
for: Horn
Single part(n)
Item no.: 160250
for: Brass ensemble (11 parts); timpani ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 165792
for: 2 Violins and Piano
Book
Item no.: 164616
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 208659
from Mavra
for: Soprano and small Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 301465
für acht Instrumente
for: Oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, violin, cello, piano (octet)
Score
Item no.: 313601
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 243078
Schlichte Weisenop. 21/1
for: für mittlere Stimme und Klavier
Item no.: 227681
for: Männerchor (TTBB) und 3 Hörner in F
Score
Item no.: 289009
for: Harp [Violin or Accordion] and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 303262
Kantateop. 81/4
for: Choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 288311
op. 48
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 288173
for: Organ
Item no.: 287953
2 Rondos - Nr. 2: Kommt lasst uns allesamtop. 73
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 287895
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 287738
D Abendkonzert - Nr. 6: Quodlibet
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 287695
Ausgabe B: für gleiche St. a capp.
for: Women's choir [male choir] a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 283460
für Flöte, Posaune (Fagott) und Klavier
for: FL POS (FAG) KLAV
Item no.: 283300
Schott Chormusik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202576
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 202310
für Blechbläserquintett
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 207319
Hawkes Pocket Scores
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 198746
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 742
for: Soloists, Mixed Choir, boys' Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 198731
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204955
1. Elfe: "Bleib bei uns, wir haben den Tanzplan im Tal"
for: Women's choir (SMezA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204931
"Die Schatten nachts umwerben still die Stunde"GeWV 35
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204712
5. Fort flog das Vögelein - Elment a madárka
for: Frauen- oder Kinderchor (SMezA)
Choir score
Item no.: 204441
Oper in drei Aktenop. 75
Lyric book
Item no.: 199334
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 199247
Ein Volksoratoriumop. 84
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Sopran solo und Orchester
Lyric book
Item no.: 199245
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