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.
für Chor (SAM)
for: Mixed choir, orchestra [organ]
Score
Item no.: 1657960
für (Tenor)-Solo und Chor
arrangiert mit einer Begleitung von Violoncello, Harfe, Orgel und Kontrabass
for: Soloist, mixed choir, cello, organ
Choir score, Solo part
Item no.: 1664989
Adon olam
Einzelausgabe aus Chorbuch
for: Mixed choir (2 voices), organ
Single edition
Item no.: 1690388
bearbeitet für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor a cappella von Rudi Spring (1995)
op. 58f
for: Mixed choir (4 voices) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1658498
for: Mixed choir (SAM), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1687839
Psalm 23 (22).4
aus: 3 geistliche Gesänge für gemischten Chor
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1655470
for Women's Choir or vocal Trio
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1657963
for: 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, cor anglais
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668387
for: 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, cor anglais
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1667740
for: 2 oboes, 2 cors anglais
Score, 4 Single part
Item no.: 1668772
for: Piano
Item no.: 1689166
for: 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, cor anglais
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668370
aus dem «Album für die Jugend»
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1657962
für Soli, Chor und Instrumentalquintett
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 1664986
"Dich preist, Allmächtiger"
LoWV 5
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1690403
nach dem Requiem op. 48 bearbeitet für Bariton und Orgel (Harmonium)
for: Voice (baritone), organ
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1658500
für dreistimmigen Chor (SAM) neu gesetzt
for: Mixed choir (SAM), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1660320
"Dich preist, Allmächtiger"
LoWV 5
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1690404
for: Oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon
Score, 4 Single part
Item no.: 1678413
for: Voice, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (app)
Item no.: 1684617
for: Oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Score, 3 Single part
Item no.: 1668784
"Dich preist, Allmächtiger"
LoWV 5
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1690406
"Dich preist, Allmächtiger"
LoWV 5
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1690405
"Dich preist, Allmächtiger"
LoWV 5
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1690407
G
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665748
F
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano/Vocal
Item no.: 1665646
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666406
Am
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666339
Am
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666279
Gm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666234
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666143
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666037
F
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665829
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1665768
Bb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1665764
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1665953
op. post. 133
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1678605
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666394
Am
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1666336
Dm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666316
G
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666123
Em
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1666087
Bm
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1666004
E
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665763
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1667599
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666080
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666073
Eb
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1666251