The 19th century stands for industrialization, change and revolution throughout Europe, but also for the struggle for national identity and self-determination. Against the background of forced Germanization, and the suppression of an independent Czech culture in the German, Austrian, Hungarian region, composers such as Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák embodied Czech Romanticism in the music world. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonderful music by Czech romantic composers today.
The struggle for a true Czech national identity became the decisive engine driving change in Czech society and culture. Music proved to be an excellent instrument for expressing this new national movement, and was perfected by the most important representatives of Czech romanticism:
One of the greatest Czech nationalist composers Bedřich Smetana was actually born into a German family, and baptized “Friedrich”. As a young man he spoke only a little Czech. It was this ’German Czech’ who became the founder of Czech national music, and also the conductor of the Czech National Theater in Prague. The programmatic cycle of the symphonic poems “My Fatherland” with the movement Vltava is known to every schoolchild in the Czech Republic today.
Just as Smetana contributed to the formation of a national identity within the Czech region, Antonín Dvořák was also instrumental in the popularization of Czech music around Europe and further afield. Dvořák is arguably the most famous Czech composer of all time, and one of the few who became famous in Europe, Russia and the USA during his lifetime. Dvořák’s music is characterized by a combination of precise compositional craftsmanship and unique Slavic melodies. Dvořák’s Symphonies and symphonic poems are part of the core repertoire of all orchestras around the world today.
More influential yet lesser-known Czech romantic composers include Zdeněk Fibich and Josef Suk. Take a look at Piano Works by Zdeněk Fibich and Chamber Music by Josef Suk, which are real hidden gems.
D
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1666182
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1665907
für Posaunenquartett
for: 4 trombones [3 trombones, bass trombone]
Score, Single parts
Item no.: 1657961
Bb
for: Clarinet, piano
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1642259
for: Flute, Keyboard
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1638774
for: Violin, Keyboard
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1638845
Sheet music
Item no.: 1587437
F
for: Cello, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1561263
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554592
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553429
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554169
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553082
Gm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554597
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554425
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554080
Bearbeitung für Kammerorchester (arr. J. Linckelmann)
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1340482
Bearbeitung für Bläserquintett (arr. J. Linckelmann)
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 1340495
op. 101 Nr. 4, Poco andante
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351076
Op. 101 No. 7, Poco lento e grazioso
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357210
op. 101 Nr. 3, Poco andante e molto cantabile
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351075
Op. 101 No. 3, Poco andante e molto cantabile
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357205
Op. 101 No. 8, Poco andante
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357209
Op. 101 No. 4, Poco andante
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357206
Op. 101 No. 2, Poco andante
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357204
op. 101 Nr. 5, Vivace
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351077
op. 101 Nr. 2, Poco andante
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351074
op. 101 Nr. 1, Vivace
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351073
op. 101 Nr. 6, Poco allegretto
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351078
B. 138
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357211
Op. 101 No. 1, Vivace
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357203
Op. 101 No. 5, Vivace
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357207
op. 101 Nr. 8, Poco andante
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351079
Op. 101 No. 6, Poco allegretto
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357208
for: Piano Duets & Four Hands
Item no.: 1522284
for: Piano
Item no.: 1522280
for: Piano Duets & Four Hands
Item no.: 1523399
for: Piano Duets & Four Hands
Item no.: 1523388
op. 101 Nr. 7, Poco lento e grazioso
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1351064
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378846
for: Accordion
Sheet music
Item no.: 1543413
2nd movement from Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”, op. 95
for: Violin-Ensemble (3-4 Violinen)
Music score
Item no.: 761165
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379038
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378873
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1379153
for: Choral
Item no.: 1374560
Rusalka
for: Voice (high/medium/low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1357571
„Ach, wie soll ich das gestehen“
aus: Sechs Canons zu Drey und Vier Stimmen, Leipzig 1807
for: Women's choir [male choir] a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6314
(Theme)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 723360
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