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.
Tastatur, Autograf
Music paper
Item no.: 1665524
Offertorium
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234903
Offertorium
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234901
Offertorium
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234902
from "Sister Act 2 – Back In The Habit"
Choral
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
Item no.: 1657225
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Item no.: 1668520
Orgelsolomesse – KV 259
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Cello, bassoon, violone [double bass] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 226535
"Freunde, Wasser machet stumm"
Schott Chormusik
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1666788
Orgelsolomesse – KV 259
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 226534
"Die Himmel rühmen", C-Durop. 48/4
for: gemischter Chor (Frauen-/Kinderchor) mit Klavier oder 3 Violinen, Violoncello, Bass und Pauken
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 1653534
Orgelsolomesse – KV 259
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 226533
"Die Himmel rühmen", C-Durop. 48/4
for: gemischter Chor (Frauen-/Kinderchor) mit Klavier oder 3 Violinen, Violoncello, Bass und Pauken
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1667286
for: 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355293
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1660545
Walton Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 985603
Terzett "Bald prangt, den Morgen zu verkünden"
for: 3 gleiche Stimmen (SMezA)
Choir score
Item no.: 1666802
Kinsky-Halm WoO 59
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 419289
Spatzenmesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello [bassoon] (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236842
Spatzenmesse
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236841
Hier liegt vor deiner Majestät
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 1668229
Psalm 112
Dresden version – First Edition
– Graduated prizes on request –
for: 3 soloists (SSA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1653512
KV 109 (74e)
Chorpartitur
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1652969
in Nativitate Domini in nocte
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1664364
Fragment, completed by Maximilian Stadler
KV 323, 1790 (terminus post quem)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1669601
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1667646
for: Violin
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1667615
for: Violin
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1667647
The Creation (New Engraving)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1658219
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 3 trombones ad lib.
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1670762
Psalm 109
für vierstimmigen Frauenchor, Streicher und Basso continuo
for: Women's choir (SSAA), strings, basso continuo
Choir score
Item no.: 1652980
für gem. Chor, Orchester und Orgel
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1652773
MH 827
Einzelstimme Vc. (Kb.)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237770
für gem. Chor, Orchester und Orgel
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1652777
für gem. Chor, Orchester und Orgel
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1652430
für gem. Chor, Orchester und Orgel
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1659209
Nicolai-Messe Hob. XXII:6
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Oboe 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236564
MH 827
Einzelstimme Vl. 2
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237768
Orgelsolomesse – KV 259
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ solo
Choir score (with soloists)
Item no.: 236865
MH 827
Einzelstimme Va.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237769
MH 827
Einzelstimme Vl. 1
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237767
Nicolai-Messe Hob. XXII:6
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Oboe 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236563
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1664794
Psalm 110
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1653874
MH 560
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1550425
Musik aus dem Schlusssatz der 9. Symphonie
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1652217
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689268
New Discovery for the Beethoven Year 2020
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 765882
Musik aus dem Schlusssatz der 9. Symphonie
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 1652228