Whether you are after works like Debussy’s rich, sweeping portrayal of the sea, La Mer, or Mascagni’s passionate tale a woman betrayed, Cavalleria Rusticana, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonders and marvels of impressionism and verismo today!
The subtle blurring of a picture, the scenting and illuminating of the world around us, the radiant purity of impression, this was the path of a group of young French artists lead by Claude Monet, whose painting “Impression – Soleil Levant” gave this artistic movement its name, and its purpose.
Impressionism in music mirrors the artistic movement, using atmospheric tonality to blur the pictures, clear melodies clouded by complex harmony, using chromaticism, whole-tone rows and exotic scales, but above all, introducing bold and inventive instrumentation, to create new sound impressions and varied, contrasting moods.
Verismo, which comes from the Latin “verus” or truth, is a clear move away from the romantic tradition of using tales from the past, with an emphasis on story-telling, and instead focusing on reality, and a true representation of human character and emotion. Verismo is the Italian Operatic antithesis of the German mythological operatic movement of Richard Wagner, and his new form of musical theatre. Verismo operas are characterised by their impressive, dramatic musical portrayal of realistic, modern themes from everyday life, with a great contrast between the light and the dark human characters, qualities and emotions.
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 486075
Edition Schott
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 754224
Edition Schott
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 749476
for: Piano left hand, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 190762
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 174413
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 868252
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 224666
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 383251
for: Dulcimer, guitar
Item no.: 216657
from: Suite bergamasque. Edited from the first edition by Michael Stegemann. Fingering and notes on interpretation by Michel Béroff
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 608996
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 772283
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 268630
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602668
"1928/1941"
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 577757
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 767623
(Urtext)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 622438
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 348187
pour flûte, violoncelle et piano
for: Flute, cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 675853
Gitarrenkammermusik Gesang + Gitarre
for: Voice (high/medium), guitar
Item no.: 171205
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 163048
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 636388
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 154519
for: Harp (solo), 2 violins, viola, cello, flute, clarinet
Score
Item no.: 177519
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 884017
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 344889
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1346341
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 456799
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 3473
Edited from a period manuscript
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Flute
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 151632
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 6375
(Urtext)
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 213625
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 627983
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 556530
Book
Item no.: 192074
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 478959
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 663041
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 984278
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1551006
Eglogue pour Orchestre d'après Mallarmé
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749293
for: Flute, harp
Item no.: 328764
for: für 3 Blockflöten (AAT/AAB)
Partitur und Stimmen
Item no.: 313698
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 358346
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 661571
for: Violin, cello
Parts (2)
Item no.: 283675
for: Violin, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 245770
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 633493
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 695811
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1316981