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.
Chant et piano
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 878014
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1194725
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1141328
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1066700
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1140582
Comic Opera in 3 Acts
Lyric book
Item no.: 755876
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1164075
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1140756
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 881847
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 866630
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 892542
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1096571
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 1118774
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1140098
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Small Wind Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1163746
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1102359
for: Marching band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1064076
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score
Item no.: 1067069
From Il Travatore
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1143107
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1119429
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1097790
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1066423
Klassik
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1133064
Klassik
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 874605
Klassik
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 875094
for: Mixed Choir [SSATBB] A Capella
Choir score
Item no.: 964388
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 965929
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1213968
Sudien und Übungen
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1140620
arrangement for small wind ensemble
for: Woodwind ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1163949
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 922917
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 1118160
Klassik
for: Woodwind ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1178354
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Single edition
Item no.: 1081237
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 876026
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1138049
Polka "Wer fröhlich sing und lustig tanzt"
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir part Bass 2
Item no.: 781552
15 der schönsten Walzer
for: Violin
Single part Violin
Item no.: 733600
Impromptu Op142
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1137248
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 1324350
for: Band Music
Score
Item no.: 865678
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1194783
for: Concert Band and Vocal Soloist
Score
Item no.: 1070035
Sudien und Übungen
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 1540008
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 926072
a cappella
Partitur
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1592443
L?Ultimo Pensiero Di Weber Op. 35
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1215289