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.
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 754113
nach einem Volkslied aus Schwaben
for: Mixed choir (SAATBB) a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 753951
Scottish Dances
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 753531
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1385604
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Piano
Sheet music
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for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
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for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383255
for: 2 pianos
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383230
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383222
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1383176
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
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for: Piano
Sheet music
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for: Voice, piano
Sheet music
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for: Piano
Sheet music
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for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383878
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Jazz ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1383837
for: Flute
Sheet music
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for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383796
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383753
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1383748
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1383741
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1383722
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376157
for: Choral
Item no.: 1376078
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1384725
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1378200
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1380344
for: Choral
Item no.: 1377763
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 242414
From Lakme
for: 2 flutes, piano
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 242052
Klavier
for: Piano
Item no.: 242034
for: Cello Duet
Book
Item no.: 164143
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163862
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163751
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163729
for: 2 Violoncelli and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163688
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 163258
for: 2 Violas and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163189
for: 2 Violas and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163188
for: 2 Violas and Piano
Book
Item no.: 163067
n°2 Oriental
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 133523
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