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: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 203049
Music Minus One
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 217375
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1194024
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 128336
for: 5 flutes (quintet)
Item no.: 163854
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1212883
Into This World I Came As a Lost One
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 898626
for: Clarinet, bassethorn, dtring orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1684653
LKM Music
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 777527
Southern Music
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score
Item no.: 927017
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318141
for 2 flutes (clarinets) and clarinet (bassoon), flute (oboe) and clarinet opt.
Mixed Bag Series no.1
for: Flexible wind band
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 646245
Opera completa per canto e pianoforte
for: Vocal and Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389015
for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano
for: Clarinet [vioina], bassoon [cello], piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 164899
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 860092
Opera Vocal Score Series
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 145787
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 494818
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 388638
Lyrische Oper in einem Aufzugop. 69
Piano reduction
Item no.: 357093
for: Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Book
Item no.: 164887
Schirmer's Library Of Musical Classics
for: 2 pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 601706
for: Klarinette (Viola), Violinen (2), Viola, Cello
Urtextausgabe, Digitalartikel (AODP)
Item no.: 1640280
Concertato on Mendelssohn
for: SATB and Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1649863
Mixed Bag Series No. 7
for: Flexible woodwind ensemble (3 parts)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673811
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318125
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 978064
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 321176
Southern Music
for: Horn
Music score
Item no.: 927465
Southern Music
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 927194
Dramma buffo in 3 atti
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389017
Opera Completa Per Canto E Pianoforte
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 389019
for: Bass Voice, SATB and Orchestra
Book
Item no.: 893325
Score
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 318225
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318196
Southern Music
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 925344
Southern Music
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 926108
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 663418
MWV Q 23
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Clarinet, bassethorn [2 clarinets], orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 327007
op. 145
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 190586
for: Quintet
Book
Item no.: 150503
for: Blechbläserquintett und Orgel
Score, Parts
Item no.: 909279
Mixed Bag No. 15
for: Flexible wind band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 673808
Vocal Collection
for: Voice (low)
Book
Item no.: 316251
Annoteted Performer's Editions 2
for: Organ
Item no.: 489796
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 583001
Oper/Operette
for: Vocal and Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260615
Vocal Score
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 213939
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