“Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen, Danish Author
What do we mean by “Classical Music”? There are classics in every artistic discipline, and music is no exception. Here at Stretta, you can find sheet music and scores from all periods of music history, and all musical forms! If you would like to know more about the meaning and origin of the term “Classical Music”, click here:
The term classical music, in a broader sense, separates what is often called “Serious Music” from Music for Entertainment and Folk Music . Classical music encompasses all periods of modern history, driven by Western composers from the Medieval Period, through the Baroque and Romantic Periods, to the modern classical music of today.
In a more narrow sense, The Classical Period means the historical period of classical music from around 1750 to 1800. It was a long period of musical development, from “Pre-Classical”, to “ Musical Sensibility”, through to “Music of the Enlightenment”. Baroque tonality continued to develop and transform, and became more complex, perfectly demonstrated through the music of the three“ Viennese Classics” Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. There was a departure from figured bass and counterpoint, and a move towards clearly defined melody and accompaniment. Many important musical works, such as the symphony and the string quartet developed, and really came into their own in the classical period, and classical music itself also began to be more and more accessible, moving out of the court and church, and into the public eye.
In Ancient Rome, the term “classicus” was reserved for a citizen in the highest tax bracket. In a figurative sense, something exemplary or immaculate is called ’classic’, a good literary example being the ’Weimar Classics’ of Schiller and Goethe. One of the highest of accolades, being named a ’classic’, is almost always awarded posthumously, an artist is very rarely referred to as a ’classic’ during their lifetime.
Partitur, broschiert
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 1676675
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1665540
FJH Piano Ensemble
for: Piano 4 hands
Book
Item no.: 968314
Leinenausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1673812
Opus 31, Volume I
for: 1–2 cellos
Music score
Item no.: 1672728
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1615899
New Urtext Edition with comparison of sources and reproduction of fragments from the autograph manuscript
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1681650
Urtext nach der neuen Brahms-Gesamtausgabe (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Violin, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1552006
volume 1: Nos. 1–3
for: Cello, basso continuo
Score, part
Item no.: 1668432
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1672132
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1689986
Carus Choir Coach
Practice aids
Voice part alto
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1689257
dedicated to the very beginners
for: 2 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1681520
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1672976
for: Women's choir [children's choir] (SSAA), chamber orchestra [organ]
Organ reduction
Item no.: 1655475
for Two Cellos
for: 2 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1672531
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692
Z 328
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1677424
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1672401
Masterpiece Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972541
Song for Voice, Piano, and Obbligato Cello
for: Voice, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689595
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1684550
for: Piano
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 1682259
Prefazione e revisione di Luca Battioni
Traduzione inglese di Simon Horn
for: Classical guitar
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1672513
Drei Chor-Songs zur Konfirmation
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1657401
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1672143
for Cello and Piano
for: Cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1690967
dedicated to the very beginners
for: 2 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1681521
original for Cembalo [Fortepiano] and Orchestra
for: 2 pianos
Score, part
Item no.: 1672532
Opera in three acts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1689143
for: Mixed choir (SATB divisi); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 938514
Choral Exploration
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1653682
for Voice, Cello, and Piano
for: Voice, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1681630
Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1677430
low voice
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1534643
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1615907
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1690415
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB); soloist (soprano) ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1655477
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1672701
Lyric Fairy Tale in Three Acts
After the historical vocal score (1905)
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1331553
Song for Voice and Piano
for: Voice, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1689596
for Two Cellos
for: 2 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1672530
Carus Choir Coach
Practice aids
Voice part basso
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1689261
Lang Lang Piano Academy
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1670095
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1676690
Carus Choir Coach
Practice aids
Soprano
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1689254
Carus Choir Coach
Practice aids
voice part tenore
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra, basso continuo
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1689253
für gemischten Chor a cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1689985
für Akkordeon-Duo mit MII oder MIII
for: 2 accordions (duet)
Score, 2 Single parts
Item no.: 1689437