Who said that there are no arguments in music? On the contrary, the never-ending “competition” is an inseparable part of music itself, be it between instruments, within the dynamics or through the phrasing. In a solo concerto, a virtuosic soloist duels with the accompanying orchestra, and all being well, in the end, everybody wins! Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all concertos from all eras with Stretta today!
The word “Concerto” is derived from the Latin term “concertare”, which means to dispute, contend or fight, while the same word took on a completely opposite meaning in Italian, to harmonise. The term was initially used for sacred choral compositions with bass accompaniment. First the Italian baroque composers Alessandro Stradella, Giuseppe Torelli and Arcangelo Corelli began to compose in the instrumental form that we now call “Concerto Grosso”. It consists of a small group of solo instruments, a “Concertino”, and a larger accompanying orchestra, the “Ripieno”, with basso continuo.
In the high baroque period, the first solo instrumental concertos began to appear, with a classic three-movement structure, for one, but sometimes for two or more instruments. The master of this form was without a doubt Antonio Vivaldi, from whose pen, to this day, 447 concertos have survived, 226 of them for violin. Vivaldi’s best-known concerto is his violin concerto Four Seasons. Both Bach and Handel are also well known for their concertos.
The solo concerto was also very popular in the classical period. All great composers who were accomplished pianists or instrumentalists wrote solo concertos, often for themselves, but also for other contemporary virtuosos, here are a few great classical solo concertos:
In the romantic period, almost all major composers devoted themselves to solo or double concertos of all kinds. Here are a few romantic favourites:
Edition for Violin and Piano
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 360002
Ausgabe für Violine, Oboe (2. Violine) und Klavier
for: Oboe, violin, strings, basso continuo
Piano score, Solo parts
Item no.: 361110
für Violine und Orchester
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 866
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 215128
Antiqua
for: Flute, strings, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 225283
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196801
"Coronation Concerto"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 196667
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 194518
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 194283
Klassik
for: Oboe, orchestra
Book
Item no.: 198279
for: Violin solo, string orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 335954
Rekonstruierte Fassung für Bassettklarinette und Orchester (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Basset clarinet (A), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 335789
Ausgabe für Horn u. Klavier
Erstdruck
for: Horn, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 304708
für Violine und Klavier
Diletto Musicale – Doblingers Reihe alter Musik – Erstdruck
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 304583
aus "L'Estro armonico"
RV 310, P 96, F.I:173
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 116114
Hortus Musicus
for: Cello, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 116059
Arnold Schoenberg – Complete Works 15
for: Violin, piano, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 101764
für Altblockflöte [Flöte/Oboe],, 2 Violinen und Basso continuo
Antiqua
for: Treble recorder [flute/oboe], 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 101665
ars instrumentalis 016
for: Oboe, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 149184
Organ Concerto No. 8 HWV 307
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Organ, orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 148392
contains the unsigned solo part as well as the solo part arranged and annotated by Heinrich Schiff
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Cello, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 180584
Two copies needed for performance
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 229046
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Oboe, violin, strings, basso continuo
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 157199
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 156618
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 108888
for: Cello, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 275417
Versenymű oboára és zenekarra
for: Oboe, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 254952
Studien-Edition
for: Violin, cello, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 156173
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 272906
with Beethoven's original cadenzas
– Two copies needed for performance –
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401415
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 582820
Seven of the most popular movements from "The Four Seasons" for Violin and Piano
(There is no separate violin part enclosed!)
for: Violin, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 280182
for: Orchestra and Piano
Score
Item no.: 211647
for flute and piano
Great Performer's Edition
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 395472
für Violine und Orchester
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391960
Il Flauto traverso
for: Flute, string orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 393379
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: 2 flutes, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392372
for: Oboe, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 298307
Edition for 2 Pianos
Edition Peters Green Series
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Piano reduction, Playback-CD
Item no.: 211878
for: Violin, recorder, oboe, trumpet, strings, basso continuo
Single part oboe solo
Item no.: 210583
Organ Concerto No. 8 HWV 307
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Organ, orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 159195
for: Harpsichord [piano], string orchestra
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 168282
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 167553
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 160175
exempla nova 196
for: Oboe, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 160118
for: Violin, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 638194
for flute and piano
Great Performer's Edition
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318720
Study Score
for: Cello, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 312776
+ CD-Rom mit Klavierstimme (PDF)
+ CD-Rom with piano reductions
Lyre Series
for: Flute, piano
Score, solo part, Piano reduction, Playback-CD
Item no.: 641481
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