“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.
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Accordion
Score
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for: Eb Cornet
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Male choir
Score
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for: Mixed choir (STBar), organ
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 258158
for: Mixed choir (STBar), organ
Choir part Soprano
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 957899
for: Tuba [euphonium], concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 631757
for: Concert band
Score
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for: Cello
Music score
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for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 315298
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Study score
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for: Choir
Buch
Item no.: 315189
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 315187
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 298105
for: String Trio and Orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 261431
for: Tenor, Bass Voice, SATB, Organ Accompaniment, Percussion
Buch
Item no.: 244450
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 935207
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 935097
for: Opera
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 934875
for: SATB and Wind Ensemble
Buch
Item no.: 861223
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 861012
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 860890
for: Piano 4 hands
Buch
Item no.: 860691
for: String instrument
Music score
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for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 860582
for: Soprano, Tenor, SATB, Organ Accompaniment
Buch
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Chamber Group, Piano, Viola, Flute, Clarinet, Harp
Score, Parts
Item no.: 860449
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Harp, Piano
Study score
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for: Soprano, SATB
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Violin, piano
Score
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 240835
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 240826
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 240816
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 240797
for: Cornet or Trumpet and Piano
Book
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 239322
for: Piano
Music score
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