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: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791960
From "Carmen"
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791961
Walzer für Orchester arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2016)
for: Klarinette, Fagott, Horn und Streichquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795416
arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2018)
for: Flöte, 2 Klarinetten, Horn und Streichquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795441
Polka schnell für Orchester arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2018)
for: Flöte, 2 Klarinetten, Horn, Schlagwerk, Violine, Viola, Violoncello, Kontrabass
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795442
arrangiert für Kammerensemble von Michael Rot (2017)
for: Flöte, 2 Klarinetten, Horn und Streichquintett
Score, Parts
Item no.: 795445
for: Tuba, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1009201
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 1136921
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144631
for: Unison Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1158994
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1213495
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1541590
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 560551
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096117
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1204586
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1201022
Danse espagnole n°7
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1020608
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1201237
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043935
for: Women's choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 648143
Sudien und Übungen
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1194322
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 993647
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1143318
Klassik
for: Soprano or Tenor Voice and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1195455
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1143054
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 964387
Sudien und Übungen
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1215335
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144484
for: Woodwind ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 977702
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1172808
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1540811
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1105110
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 993652
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1140808
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1194390
Livrets collection Opéra de Paris
Lyric book
Item no.: 1136969
for: Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1118817
for: Mezzo-Soprano or Baritone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 1119530
Klassik
for: Alto Voice
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 905930
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1158577
nach der "Cantate zu Ehren von Joseph Spendou's" D 427 (op. posth.128)
for: 2 soloists (SBar), Male choir (TTBB), string orchestra, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672650
für Orchester
Violoncello
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 678261
für Orchester
Kontrabass
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 678263
for: Trombone, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 796982