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.
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 603656
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401362
for: Piano
Item no.: 478960
Cinq Pieces Enfantines pour piano a quatre mains
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 283806
Transcription de Mason James
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 180006
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401359
aus "Préludes", "Suite Bergamasque" und "Children's Corner"
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 113695
für kleines Orchester
Bärenreiter Urtext-Ausgabe
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 476473
Henle Urtext
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 281181
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 577004
His most beautiful piano pieces in a collection
Schirmer Performance Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 682566
für Holzbläserquintett
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 372928
Drame lyrique en cinq actes et douze tableaux op. 46
tiré à part de l'édition critique
Durand Œuvres Complètes de Claude Debussy
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685471
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602669
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 621029
(Urtext)
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 213625
Transcription de Mason James
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score
Item no.: 329663
The Masterworks Library
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 401578
Triptyque symphonique (Nuages-Fêtes-Sirènes)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 300314
Edition Peters Green Series
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 622436
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 283818
Poème chorégraphique for orchestra
Piano transcription by the composer
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 156118
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 646294
Universal Querflöten Edition
Herausgegeben nach der Urfassung
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 113526
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582836
Suite d'Orchestre
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 658682
(Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
for: Flute, clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 157741
cinq pièces enfantines
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 283811
(3) Poèmes de Paul Morand - English adaptation by Edward Lockton
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Buch
Item no.: 477817
Anglo Music Midway Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975627
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 722242
Réduction pour chant & piano
for: Voice, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 283814
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 962108
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 324699
Nine well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty
(with practical comments)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665557
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 732073
Based on a moving short story by the Sicilian novelist Giovanni Verga.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318181
Full Score
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 470216
Music for Flute
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 971633
Durand-Salabert-Eschig-Musique Française
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1340888
pour piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1535261
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano left hand, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 664024
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1163688
Ouverture de Féérie
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1316938
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Soprano Saxophone
Book
Item no.: 184185
for: Piano
Item no.: 152479
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 136002
6 leichte Stücke
for: 2 violins, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 193585
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 193866
for: Piano
Item no.: 401370