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.
Hob. I:29
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1610916
Hob. I:16
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1596333
C Major
for: 2 violins, viola, cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 784627
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 362713
C Major
for: 2 violins, viola, cello
Single part Viola
Item no.: 784628
Am 29. Juni 1751 anläßlich der Einweihung der neuen katholischen Hofkirche in Dresden erstmals aufgeführt
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237452
Hob. I:38
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1611354
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 362711
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424248
for: für Trompete und Orchester Violine 2
Single part
Item no.: 1135243
Recitativo ed Aria KV 486a
for: Voice (soprano), string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1557744
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 421269
for: Klavier (Cembalo), 2 Violinen und Bass
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 784469
for: Alt-Blockflöte (Flöte, Violine), 2 Violinen (Fideln) und Violoncello (Bass-Fidel)
Single part Cello
Item no.: 793569
for: 2 violins
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 727930
for: Streichquartett; Kontrabass ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 747317
for: Viola, chamber orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1114058
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1557737
for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 1557803
für Violoncello solo und Streicher
KV373
for: Cello, strings
Single part (Cello solo)
Item no.: 661842
for: Oboe [clarinet], bassoon, chamber orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1354987
for: Chamber orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355289
for: 2 recorders, chamber orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355422
for: Orchestra
Single part Viola
Item no.: 784705
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 1558148
for: Orchestra
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 783892
for: Flöte oder Violoncello oder Cembalo, Streicher und Basso continuo
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 755733
after Piano sonatas of Johann Christian Bach
for: Cembalo (Klavier), 2 Violinen und Bass (Violoncello)
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 760647
D major
for: 2 Flöten, 2 Oboen, Fagott, 2 Hörner, Streicher und Basso continuo
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 784840
for: Flöte oder Violoncello oder Cembalo, Streicher und Basso continuo
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 725832
for: Flöte oder Violoncello oder Cembalo, Streicher und Basso continuo
Single part Viola
Item no.: 725833
Serenade G major
for: 2 violins, viola [violin, 2 violas], cello, double bass (string quintet)
Single part Viola
Item no.: 783466
for: 2 Oboen, 2 Hörner in D und Streicher
Single part Horn 1
Item no.: 784427
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 747352
Single part Cello/Double bass
Item no.: 1557896
Single part Mandola
Item no.: 478382
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 126876
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 160822
for: Violin
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 464570
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 464569
for: Oboe, strings, basso continuo
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355223
for: Alt-Blockflöte (Flöte, Violine), 2 Violinen (Fideln) und Violoncello (Bass-Fidel)
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 744318
für Zupfquintett (Zupforchester)
for: Mandolin orchestra
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 656173
for: Orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 783927
for: 2 clarinets, chamber orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1354983
for: Double bass, orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 728178
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 604972
for: Violin
Single part 2
Item no.: 107901
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