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.
15 well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty
(with practical comments)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665560
Nine well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty
(with practical comments)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665554
Musica Britannica 49
for: Voice
Music score
Item no.: 770822
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722297
from Coppélia
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722357
from Lakmé
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759078
from The Carnival of the Animals
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722305
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759082
for 2 Trombones (or 2 Euphoniums) & Wind Orchestra
for: Concert Band/Harmonie and 2 Baritones/Euphoniums, 2 Trombones
Score
Item no.: 1208822
Morceau de Genre
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 971725
Classic Clarinet Series
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 971788
The Walsh Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1196984
First versions
EMB New Liszt Edition Supplement 'A'
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 851049
tragedia lirica divisa in prologò e due atti
UMPC Critical Editions
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 778730
Oratorium
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1343728
Oper/Operette
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962202
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1163682
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 982794
Klassik
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962300
La fille aux cheveux de lin
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1107300
Oper/Operette
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1163737
Oper/Operette
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 964740
Saviour Offered For Mankind
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1105516
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 722343
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 840108
Book 1
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 930103
Libretto, Giovanni Battista Casti, Wien, 12 October 1785
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1163738
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 722263
Lehrhilfsmittel
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 971512
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Voice, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 962293
No. 47
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1590823
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 983050
from Nabucco
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 759093
from Die Walküre
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 738384
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 722265
C
for: Piano, Voice, Medium Voice
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1589487
G
for: Guitar, Piano, Violin
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1589084
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1000257
Lehrhilfsmittel
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 971682
Lehrhilfsmittel
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 971642
Lehrhilfsmittel
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 971491
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 312310
Partitur
for: Soloist and Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 160542
EMB New Liszt Edition I. 'B'
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 256768
Etüden 35-62
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 186571
Wiegenlied
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 494598
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318288
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318283
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