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: Flute, viola, harp
Score
Item no.: 763097
Durand Oeuvres Complètes de Claude Debussy
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 283766
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 262217
Oper in drei Akten
broschierte Ausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361417
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401373
nach dem Streichquartett F-Dur
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1017529
for high voice and piano
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 164710
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 167188
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 134217
Dover Full Scores
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 244760
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 561581
für Holzbläserquintett
Edition Kammermusik
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 604927
for: Flute, guitar
Item no.: 355641
for: Organ 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 605155
with marked and unmarked string part
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 661780
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 165298
for: Piano
Item no.: 401386
for: Voice (high), piano
Item no.: 141411
pour violon et piano
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 246637
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 182470
The Walsh Collection
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 392719
for: Guitar ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 796097
Easy Piano Collection: Gold
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 491811
Fantasie lyrique en deux parties
for: Soloists, children's choir, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 330811
Joy Of
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 636910
Musical Comedy in One Act
for: Voices, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1559827
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 769396
Selection of original pieces and transcriptions
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 499282
Alfred Masterwork Edition
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 608259
La Damoiselle Elue
Nach dem Gedicht von D.-G. Rosetti
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1676958
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 283797
for: Bassoon, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1215670
for Violin, Violoncello and Piano
from "Children's Corner"
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 677285
for: Flute, clarinet, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 671357
(Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 401366
for flute and piano
(original for piano)
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1634214
für kleines Orchester
Bärenreiter Urtext-Ausgabe
for: Chamber orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1658055
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 210979
for: Tenor saxophone [soprano saxophone], piano [organ]
Item no.: 143887
Contains 'Clair De Lune' and 13 additional piano compositions.
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1688093
Tarantelle styrienne
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 673069
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1667599
für Harfe solo
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 619936
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316948
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 477906
Nach Autograf und Erstausgaben
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125072
Fragments Symphoniques
Urtext der Suiten
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1690316
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 136004