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.
für 3 Gitarren
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 3 guitars
Score, part
Item no.: 586569
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 656576
for Cello (and optional 2nd Cello)
for: 1–2 cellos
Music score, single part
Item no.: 682080
Sonaten Wq 7578, Arioso Wq 79, Fantasie Wq 80
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Violin, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 623273
per il Contrabasso e Viola obligato
for: Viola, double bass [double bass, piano]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 695973
for: Double bass, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 695020
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 770861
Ausgabe mit Fingersatz
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696694
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 431306
New Critical Edition
Op. 50-52, 54, 56-59
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1025072
"Le Midi"
With 2 violino and 1 violoncello concertato
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 883494
for: für Orchester
Score
Item no.: 340800
Pieces from the 16th to the 18th Century
New Edition in one volume
for: Treble recorder
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 351620
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 337288
Hob. VIIe:1
for: Trumpet, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 401438
Klassik
for: Viola, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 372799
for: Violin, viola, cello, guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 394492
for: für Flöte und Klavier
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 367892
for: Double bass, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 312548
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Horn (E-flat), violin, 2 violas, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 331415
Piccolomini-Messe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Set of parts
Item no.: 307745
for: Flute, viola, guitar
Ensemble score
Item no.: 301559
Hob. I:86
for: für Orchester Harmoniestimmen
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 300435
zu Klavierkonzerten von Mozart
for: Piano
Item no.: 289790
für Streichquartett
Erstdruck
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 304720
Ausgabe für Viola und Klavier
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 378392
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet (B-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 377405
KV 487
for: 2 Sopran-Blockflöten (Violinen)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 354150
Edition Schott Einzelausgabe
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 356103
Die Hochzeit des Figaro
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392108
for: Clarinet [violin], cello, piano
Item no.: 382077
Nr. 1 B-Dur und Nr. 2 g-Mollop. 69
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 408329
for: Piano
Item no.: 621024
completed and edited by Frieder Bernius & Uwe Wolf
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 665327
New critical Edition
17 Guitar Solos without Opus Numbers
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1019056
für drei Fagotte
(original für zwei Oboen und Englischhorn)
for: 3 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 664324
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 475703
Concert Aria for Soprano and Orchestra (Piano reduction)
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 778495
(Drumroll)
London Symphony
Studien-Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 776827
nach den Quellen herausgegeben
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 670231
KV 427 (417a)
Klavierauszug (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 116531
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Clarinet (a), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 116508
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, viola
Score, Parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116507
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116481
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Spielpartitur, Stimmensatz, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 116471
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401083
(Facile)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401130
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318154