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.
From Airs Varies Opus 89
for: Solo for Piccolo, Oboe, Violin or Viola & String Quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307001
2 TROMPETEN (CORNET), 2 POSAUNEN
MICHEL, JEAN-FRANCOIS, ED.
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 597106
für 4 Posaunen
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 trombones (quartet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 590863
From Bagatelles Opus 13
for: Violin & String Quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1306990
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 598001
(Keyboard und Percussion ad lib)
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 590228
Erstausgabe
Veröffentlichung des Franz Danzi Archivs 3
for: Bassoon, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 347417
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 598002
Piano & Organ optional
for: 5 trombones
Sheet music
Item no.: 596067
Tuba Quartet (2 Euphoniums, 2 Tubas & Drums)
for: 4 tuba's [2 euphoniums, 2 tuba's], drums
Score, Parts
Item no.: 596051
for: Brass ensemble (5 parts)
Score (C), Parts
Item no.: 597229
op. 12
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 479722
für 4 Blechbläser
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 4 brass instruments
Sheet music
Item no.: 597315
(Keyboard und Percussion ad lib)
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Sheet music
Item no.: 590235
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 597929
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices)
Sheet music
Item no.: 597924
for: Solo for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Soprano Saxohone, Tenor Saxophone, F Horn, Violin or Viola & String Quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1299273
für Blechbläserquintett
Partitur und Stimmen
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 597009
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 598023
Keyboard & Drum Set optional
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 598015
for: Flexible ensemble (4 voices); piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, drums ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 597938
for: Solo for Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Violin or Viola & String Quintet
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307019
Originalfassung
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 211376
JSGA I/7/7
Score
Item no.: 614843
Collection "duo"
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1073037
op. 5/2
for: Violine, Viola, Gitarre und Violoncello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 647853
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559335
op. 63
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, part
Item no.: 1204092
From Larlesienne Suite No. 1
for: Flute ensemble
Book
Item no.: 1329631
Misc
for: Viola
CD-ROM
Item no.: 1204346
for: Bläserquintett
Set of parts
Item no.: 995003
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994103
First Version
Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 284897
für Orchester
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 223820
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 268678
für Männerchor (z.T. mit Klavier)
for: Male choir; piano ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 671064
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 294728
for: Klarinettenchor
Score, Parts
Item no.: 995080
nach der Henle-Gesamtausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 586483
Clara Schumann Edition
revised and with fingerings by Wilhelm Kempff
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 284320
for: Voice (medium), piano
[deutsch, englisch, französisch]
Item no.: 229311
for: Piano, orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 657594
Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Piano score
Item no.: 781477
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 285354
for: Violin, viola, cello, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 284876
Musica Rara
for: Flute, oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 180089
Urtext based on the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 174776
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
4 Performance scores
Item no.: 459879