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.
Piano Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316145
Choral
for: Solo S + SATB
Choir score
Item no.: 317202
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316928
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316769
Vocal Ensemble
for: 2 Voices and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 316693
Medium Voice in E-Flat and Piano
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 316683
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316660
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316595
Piano Large Works
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316573
Vocal Solo
for: Voice (low), piano
Book
Item no.: 140690
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 894440
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Men's Voices
Choir score
Item no.: 564605
Vocal Collection
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 317928
Chester Woodwind Series
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 314949
New Novello Choral Edition
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 144214
for: Viola, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303739
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303715
for: Alto trombone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303694
for: Trombone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303691
for: Cello, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303681
for: Double bass, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303680
for: Clarinet, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303665
for: bass clarinet, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303663
for: Bass recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303653
for: Tenor saxophone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303648
for: Baritone saxophone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303645
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303618
for: Soprano saxophone, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303595
for: Tuba, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303575
for: Viola, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303572
for: Euphonium, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303566
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303562
for: Treble recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303545
for: Flute, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303000
for: Treble recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1302988
for: Horn (E-flat), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1302970
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 292181
Alb
A superb selection of Tchaikovsky classics in easy to read, simplified arrangements, including '1812 Overture' and 'Romeo And Juliet'.
It's Easy to Play
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 415882
Opera and Arias (Carisch)
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 467552
Opera and Arias (Carisch)
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 425823
Brass Solo
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318923
String Solo
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 316549
Piano Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 165882
Al dolce guidami castel natio, da Anna Bolena
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 146447
Leicht bist mittelschwer darstellbare Bearbeitungen von Klavier- und Orchesterwerken sowie Kompositionen für die Flötenuhr
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 696218
arranged for violin and piano
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 378466
Easy to Intermediate Guitar Duos
Op. 38, 39, 44bis, 49, 53, 55, 61
New Critical Edition
for: 2 classical guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1025082
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 688580
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