Few artistic movements have changed people’s perception of the world as much as classicism. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself all the wonderful music of the classical period.
In music, the Classical Period saw a departure from complex, contrapuntal polyphony, to the beginnings of a simpler homophonic structure, to melody and accompaniment. Polyphony however was not forgotten; all the major composers continued to use polyphony from time to time, and some of the most exciting classical movements use the modern fugue. A good example is Mozart’s Requiem, or Beethoven’s Great Fugue String Quartet Op.133.
The most important music form which came from the classical period is undoubtedly Sonata Form. Sonata Form is an elaborate structure that represents the ultimate pursuit of perfection in music. Sonata Form became the basis of all important musical works of the time: Concertos, Symphonies, Sonatas, and String Quartets. Through the progressive works of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Opera developed out of the The Baroque Period, into the diverse classical form, with Opera Buffa and Opera Seria, serious or comic opera, championed by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
Through the Classical Period, the piano overtook the harpsichord, and quickly became one of the most popular solo instruments, and certainly the most important accompaniment instrument. The orchestra grew, and new instruments such as the clarinet and contrabasson were added, and many other instruments developed, like the oboe, flute, horn and trumpet, and became more virtuosic due to the new modern valve systems. Towards the end of the 18th century, however, many baroque instruments, like the harpsichord, which had been firm favourites of the The Baroque Period, were becoming more and more redundant.
volume 1: Nos. 1–3
for: Cello, basso continuo
Score, part
Item no.: 1668432
Masterpiece Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972541
Ergänzt und herausgegeben von Howard Arman
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 1671846
aus: Cleofide (Opera seria)
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1690363
Urtextausgabe
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1687890
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass (septet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1666896
Carus Choir Coach
Hob. XXII:9, 1796
Practice aids, voice part tenore
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1689266
Carus Choir Coach
Hob. XXII:9, 1796
Practice aids, voice part soprano
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1689301
Hob. XVI:32
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1690693
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1678037
D Major
for: Flute
Solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1672398
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1660329
Brahms – Mozart – Cherubini
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
3 CDs
Item no.: 1681518
Carus Choir Coach
Hob. XXII:9, 1796
Practice aids, voice part basso
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
MP3 CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1689300
17 famous pieces for recorder & piano
for: Recorder, piano
Piano score, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 1668888
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1689572