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: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 887187
for: Flute, viola, harp
Score
Item no.: 763097
for: Viola, piano
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 1019635
Durand Oeuvres Complètes de Claude Debussy
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 283766
pour orchestre
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 209153
für Soli, gem Chor und Orchester
Studienpartitur (fr)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 634991
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 687608
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 246818
Durand-Salabert-Eschig-Musique Vocale Française
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 636513
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 610931
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Study score
Item no.: 293695
pour harpe
for: Harfe
Score
Item no.: 171709
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 113426
for: Harfe, Streichorchester
Set of parts
Item no.: 1201416
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Item no.: 477958
for: Piano
Item no.: 401369
Oper in zwei Akten
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 246019
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Flute
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401471
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 690259
from "Children's Corner"
for: Viola, piano
Music score
Item no.: 757428
(Album de cinq pièces)
Collection Gioccarpa
for: Flute, cello, harp
Score, Parts
Item no.: 498885
for: 2 guitars
Item no.: 272063
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 239218
Critical Editions
Hardbound with critical commentary
for: Piano
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 349037
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 375014
Flute Et Piano
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 101073
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 558199
arrangiert für Klaviertrio
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 477533
Soprano léger et piano
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 336005
Rapsodie de Concert
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 586315
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 262217
for: Piano
Item no.: 241650
Oper in drei Akten
broschierte Ausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361417
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 211537
For A Dead Princess in Full Score
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 154488
transcription pour harpe et piano
for: Harp and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 497447
for: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons (Double quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 138117
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401373
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 475714
aus der "Suite bergamasque" (ca. 1890)
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1192
Fantaisies - Caprices, Opus 16, 28 Et 33
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 921130
nach dem Streichquartett F-Dur
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1017529
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1049724
extrait du - excerpt from Série I Vol. 3
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 466261
Dover Miniature Scores
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 180087
arranged for flute and guitar
for: Flute, guitar
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 101129
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 418471
version pour seize voix mixtes par C.Gottwald
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 300337