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.
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 175926
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3, 4
Item no.: 126881
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 4
Item no.: 126406
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 242335
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238124
Single part
Item no.: 338371
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238108
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238099
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238089
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238115
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238080
op. 54/1, op. 54/4
for: Streichquartett und Kontrabass ad libitum
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1538964
Lied der alten Mutter, op. 101/7(1895) und 55/4(1880)
for: Salon orchestra
Single part Violin obligato
Item no.: 188245
Walzer
for: Diatonic accordion
Single part(n)
Item no.: 102482
für Orchester
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680976
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 175927
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238109
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238106
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238091
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Cello
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238117
for: BASS EL 1 2
Single part
Item no.: 126883
Single part Bass instrument 1
Item no.: 104126
Single part Zither 2
Item no.: 163274
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 2
Item no.: 126404
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238097
Lied der alten Mutter, op. 101/7(1895) und 55/4(1880)
for: Salon orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 205118
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium 2
Item no.: 180082
aus: Biblische Lieder
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238110
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238079
op. 54/1, op. 54/4
for: Streichquartett und Kontrabass ad libitum
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 1539112
für Orchester
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680974
Urtextausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 658004
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1, 2
Item no.: 143311
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238114
for: Violin, orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1355247
für Orchester
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680977
(1876/77)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 343445
für Orchester
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680975
Single part
Item no.: 126407
for: Viola
Single part Viola
Item no.: 624033
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Electronium 1
Item no.: 175932
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 175928
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3
Item no.: 143313
Percussion (orchestral part)
Item no.: 150372
for: ZITH 1
Single part Zither 1
Item no.: 129035
Single part Electronium
Item no.: 219585
aus: Biblische Lieder
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 238133
for: Flute, oboe, string orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1351791
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