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.
Transkription nach Motiven aus der Romanze op. 40
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690140
nach Georges Bizet
édition bon(n)orgue Vol. 53
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1690145
nach dem "Notturno" aus der Schauspielmusik zu "Ein Sommernachtstraum"
for: Mixed choir (SATBarB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690138
mit und ohne Pedal zu spielen
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1690147
aus den "Kinderszenen" op. 15/7
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690135
1863/1864
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1690134
édition bon(n)orgue Vol. 36
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1690146
Song-cycle
for: Voice (alto), orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1690122
bearbeitet für
for: Mandolin, guitar
Item no.: 1690073
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1689986
für gemischten Chor a cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1689985
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1689910
Bearbeitung für zwei Organisten
von Alexander Därr
for: 2 organs (4 hands)
2 music scores
Item no.: 1689887
für 3 Saxophone (ATB) und Sprecher
for: 3 saxophones (ATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689732
Based on the original Piano piece for four hands (WAB 121)
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689818
Based on the original Piano piece for four hands (WAB 121)
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1689820
1. Satz Allegro
for: 3 saxophones
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689731
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1684656
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 1689705
Song for Voice, Piano, and Obbligato Cello
for: Voice, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689595
Song for Voice and Piano
for: Voice, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1689596
"Dich preist, Allmächtiger"
LoWV 5
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1689357
"Dich preist, Allmächtiger"
LoWV 5
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1689442
"Dich preist, Allmächtiger"
LoWV 5
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1689440
for: Oboe, 2 clarinets, horn, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689319
for: String orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689229
for: String orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689231
for: String orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689232
for: String orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689226
for: String orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1689230
Ausgewählte Romanzen
(Mittlere Stimme)
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1689317
Ausgewählte Romanzen
(Hohe Stimme)
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1689315
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1689216
for: Piano
Item no.: 1689166
25 Etudes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1689149
Vol. 2: Third and Fourth Part
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1688505
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1688186
for: 4 guitars (quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1688148
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1688086
Urtextausgabe
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1687890
Ouvertüre zur komischen Operette
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1687841
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1290722
for: Mixed choir (SAM), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1687839
for: Mixed choir (SAM), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1687838
I.–V. Lage
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1687887
Masterpiece Edition
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972541
Das bekannte Largo aus der Symphonie “Neue Welt” von Antonín Dvořák in einer Bearbeitung für Soloinstrument und Orgel von Alexander Därr.
for: Trumpet, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 1684821
Ouvertüre
für Akkordeon (MII)
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1684497