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.
"Aus der neuen Welt"op. 95
for: Piano
Item no.: 356907
High School of Cello Playing
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 163499
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 227321
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 464266
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 690983
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Cello, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 749245
Das bekannte Largo aus der Symphonie “Neue Welt” von Antonín Dvořák in einer Bearbeitung für Soloinstrument und Orgel von Alexander Därr.
for: Alphorn (F), organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 662139
Emmanuel Pahud presents
The Flute Collection
for: Flute, violin, viola, cello (flute quartet)
Score
Item no.: 688664
Organ version with additional voices of cello and double bass
Bärenreiter Urtext
Replaces H 4952 and BA 7511
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 687865
for: 2 oboes, cor anglais
Set of parts
Item no.: 174807
Fassung für Oboe und Klavier
Musica Antiqua Bohemica 27
for: Oboe, piano
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 341163
Nr. 1 A-Dur, Nr. 4 Des-Dur
Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Antonín Dvorák IV/6
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 336653
for: Violin, viola
Set of parts
Item no.: 615548
für Violine
for: Violin
Item no.: 393023
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163730
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 169256
Gesamtausgabe der Werke von Antonín Dvorák IV/9
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 117783
15 leichte, melodisch-harmonische und rhythmische Etüden für Violoncello (1. Lage)
mit Begleitung eines 2. Violoncellos ad libitum
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 392876
op. 101, Nr. 7
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
Item no.: 1317
Overture
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 736584
op. 72/10,13,16
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 302052
Arrangement
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 683859
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 680131
für Flöte, Oboe (Englischhorn), Klarinette in A, Horn und Fagott
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 484360
für Soli, Chor und Orchester (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Study score
Item no.: 132790
for: Clarinet, violin, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 342295
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 186687
Schule
for: Double bass
Item no.: 198077
op. 75
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 357561
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 245458
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Book
Item no.: 404198
Studien-Edition
for: 2 violins, viola (trio)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674600
(American Quartet)
Study Score
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 648338
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 356947
op. 100
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 357541
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 773561
Musica Rara
for: Oboe, piano
Music score
Item no.: 414274
"From the New World"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684987
op. 20/2D 686; D 889
for: für Violoncello und Klavier
Item no.: 154321
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Wind instruments, Cello, double bass
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663351
for: Harfe (Klavier)
Item no.: 549623
op. 87
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Ensemble score, solo parts
Item no.: 607094
Insieme Con La Musica
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 143889
Study score
Item no.: 610872
transcribed for guitar
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 361582
for: Cello
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383556
IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me - Op. 55
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1275721
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 676474
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