The turn of the 19th century saw the dawn of Romanticism. This artistic and cultural movement was constantly striving for new ideas and new beginnings, during a particularly turbulent time in social, political and natural history. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the romantic masters and their works today.
The reason and order of the classical period were balanced out in the romantic period by emotion and imagination. The word romanticism is derived from the French literary terms roman and romantique. Programme music uses melodies and instrumental colours to tell a story, to take the listener on a musical journey. The most prominent of all program music is undoubtedly the symphonic poem, created, explored and developed by composers such as Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana.
Compared to the Classical Period, the melodies of the romantic period became less and less regular and symmetrical, and the harmony more and more chromatic and dissonant. As the romantic period progressed, the possibilities of traditional tonality became more and more exhausted, and the beginning of the 20th century saw the departure from classical structure and form, and the movement towards modern and contemporary classical music.
In order to broaden the sound palate which set the mood and atmosphere for the romantic period, new instruments began to appear in the orchestra, and voices began to be deployed, choirs and soloists began to be introduced into traditional instrumental works. Throughout the 19th century, the fashion was expansion, both in music for Symphony Orchestra and in Choral Music, the forces grew and grew, far beyond the imagination of any of the classical composers of the previous century.
In the 19th century, Opera flourished, be it Italian verismo, French "Grand Opera", or Wagner’s new world of music theatre. The most important opera composers of the 19th century were Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Jacques Offenbach, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi.
Animals for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 748000
Opera in four acts by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1548954
Edition Schott
for: Gitarre und Klavier (Cembalo)
Set of parts
Item no.: 749469
sur les motifs du l'opéra "Le Postillon de Lonjumeau" de A. Adam
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747206
Klassik
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1175481
Southern Music
for: Mixed Clarinet Quartet
Score
Item no.: 925969
Geistliche Musik
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 883096
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1118802
Folk
for: Voice, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1105403
Selection for piano lessons
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 752419
Edition Schott
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 727768
Klassik
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 900882
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1158158
Fairytale opera in 3 acts easy arranged
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1548973
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 882542
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 902724
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1111484
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1097882
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 875151
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1098684
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1103486
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 869250
Klassik
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 861518
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 908483
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 112320
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 313089
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 324253
Ed. F. Margola - Per Pianoforte A 4 Mani
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 265084
for: Guitar [lute]
Music score
Item no.: 260335
Per Pianoforte
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 256818
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 257337
12 Selections from the Ballet by Tchaikovsky
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 603319
Ed. E. Pozzoli - 9 Pezzi Facili Per Pianoforte
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 388911
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 388846
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 735712
Oper/Operette
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 909403
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1383218
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1382908
Vocal Collection
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 316389
Book
Item no.: 1118842
SAM-Klang
for: Mixed choir (SAM) a cappella
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1532684
E-Z Play Today
for: Piano [keyboard/organ]
Songbook (melody, lyrics, chords)
Item no.: 654958
Chanson De Nuit, and Chanson De Matin arranged and transcribed for organ by Herbert Brewer.
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 193258
A systematically graded and progressively arranged collection of Carl Czerny's Studies selected from his entire works
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 752298
Piano Method
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316212
Piano Method
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 316199
for: Piano left hand
Music score
Item no.: 293496
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 166293