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.
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Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Organ
Music score
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for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
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Music Minus One
for: Piano, orchestra
Music score, online playback
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for: SBFL KLAV (GIT)
Item no.: 172300
Uelzener Kuhlau Edition 18
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 483743
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 157430
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass [cello]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 160053
Kammermusik
for: Flute, viola, guitar
Item no.: 157665
Musica Rara
for: Flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 156890
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 159913
Opera Vocal Score Series (Ricordi)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
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Cantata A Voce Sola Con Accompagnamento Di Pianoforte
for: Voice, piano
Music score
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Sudien und Übungen
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 257418
One Piano, Four Hands
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
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String Solo
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
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Uelzener Kuhlau Edition 24
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 556829
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 261270
Saynète lyrique en 1 acte -
for: Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 264991
Unbekannte Werke der Klassik und Romantik 6 N
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1019777
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 272118
Komische Oper in drei Akten
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 564546
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 327470
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316968
for: 4 double basses (double bass quartet)
Item no.: 328015
Journal pour la Flute Band 7
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 113723
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 146151
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Set of parts
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Harmonie- und Streicherstimmen (4/3/2/2/1)
Diletto Musicale
Doblingers Reihe alter Musik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 151735
Das beliebte Volkslied – weltbekannt
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150840
Unterlegblatt für 6-Akkordzither
for: Zither (6 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 151004
Music for Brass (Robert King)
for: Trumpet
Music score
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Clas N004-Orgue
for: Organ
Music score
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for: Guitar
Score
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for: Flute, violin, cello, piano
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Critical report
Book (critical commentary)
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Wiener Fassung 1890/91
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 689670
Piano Solo Book
24 of his most enjoyable and influential Pieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 636449
op.9
for: Flute, violin, guitar
Item no.: 1204046
for: Clarinet (a), piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 669679
for: Viola, piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Item no.: 365996
for: Cello, piano
Book
Item no.: 976671
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 607640
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet (B-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 377405
1892
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe (Complete edition)
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
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Scintille Le Diamant
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 494753
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