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.
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Oboen (2), Trompeten (2), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (3), Pauke
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 879208
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NMA) IV/11/3
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 878604
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke (NMA) III/8
Gesamtausgabe, Kritischer Bericht, Sammelband
Item no.: 877429
Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate
for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 773365
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 778832
Music for String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 798098
Oboe Repertoire
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1348616
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 832680
Chiemsee-Messe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, 2 clarinos (C), timpani, basso continuo
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 377130
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 475999
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 361353
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: 1. Trompete, 2. Trompete
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 877718
Klavierkonzert
nach der Henle-Gesamtausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 215598
FCh/Orch
for: Choir
Choir part Soprano 2
Item no.: 339588
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Horn, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749301
aus dem Requiem KV 626
for: Mandolin orchestra
Score
Item no.: 644860
From "Miserere"
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791497
From "Don Giovanni"
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791850
op. 18/4
for: Orchestra
Harmoniestimmen Flöte I, Flöte II, Oboe I, Oboe II, Fagott, 2 Hörner in d, 2 Trompeten, Pauke
Item no.: 734449
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1659737
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, bassoon, violone (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1653501
Breitkopf Originals
Breitkopf Originals
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1639757
for: Symphonic orchestra
Chorpartitur, Urtextausgabe, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1639760
Berliner Klassik, Serie A, Konzerte, Bd. 7
for: Viola (solo), 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1646317
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 1557573
Choir part Soprano
Item no.: 1557574
CD
Item no.: 1557682
Alte Musik (Leuckartiana)
for: Oboe [flute], string orchestra; harpsichord ad lib.
Single part oboe solo
Item no.: 1655610
for: Flöte oder Violoncello oder Cembalo, Streicher und Basso continuo
Solostimme Flöte
Item no.: 741149
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1671084
for: Streichorchester und 2 Hörner in D ad libitum
Einzelstimme Horn 2
Item no.: 783864
"Hört vom Strand ein Vespersingen"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 747117
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1557658
for: 2 Violinen und Streichorchester
Einzelstimme Viola rip.
Item no.: 784540
for: Flöte oder Violoncello oder Cembalo, Streicher und Basso continuo
Solostimme Cembalo/Klavier
Item no.: 755731
Solo-Konzert
for: Piano, orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1163757
for: 2 horns, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 796961
Corona - Werkreihe für Kammerorchester
for: Steichquartett
Streicherstimmensatz VlI, VlII, Vla, Vc (Kb)
Item no.: 1548966
for: Mixed choir, strings, organ
Choir part Tenor
Item no.: 797420
from the Concerto for Horn nr. 4 KV 495
for: Horn and Wind Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198453
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 746880
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1076624
Urtext from the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 777065
Flötenkonzert
Musica Rara
for: Flöte, Streicher, Basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1639661
for: Horn, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 797181
nach Ovids Metamorphosen
for: Orchestra
Einzelstimme Oboe 1
Item no.: 784035
G454 (I) G455 (II) G456 (III)
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1353301
"Sankt Paulus war ein Medikus"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742696