“Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen, Danish Author
What do we mean by “Classical Music”? There are classics in every artistic discipline, and music is no exception. Here at Stretta, you can find sheet music and scores from all periods of music history, and all musical forms! If you would like to know more about the meaning and origin of the term “Classical Music”, click here:
The term classical music, in a broader sense, separates what is often called “Serious Music” from Music for Entertainment and Folk Music . Classical music encompasses all periods of modern history, driven by Western composers from the Medieval Period, through the Baroque and Romantic Periods, to the modern classical music of today.
In a more narrow sense, The Classical Period means the historical period of classical music from around 1750 to 1800. It was a long period of musical development, from “Pre-Classical”, to “ Musical Sensibility”, through to “Music of the Enlightenment”. Baroque tonality continued to develop and transform, and became more complex, perfectly demonstrated through the music of the three“ Viennese Classics” Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. There was a departure from figured bass and counterpoint, and a move towards clearly defined melody and accompaniment. Many important musical works, such as the symphony and the string quartet developed, and really came into their own in the classical period, and classical music itself also began to be more and more accessible, moving out of the court and church, and into the public eye.
In Ancient Rome, the term “classicus” was reserved for a citizen in the highest tax bracket. In a figurative sense, something exemplary or immaculate is called ’classic’, a good literary example being the ’Weimar Classics’ of Schiller and Goethe. One of the highest of accolades, being named a ’classic’, is almost always awarded posthumously, an artist is very rarely referred to as a ’classic’ during their lifetime.
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 648815
Quodlibet with 'Silent Night' by Franz Gruber
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1121916
Weihnachtskonzert
for: Harpsichord
Single part(n)
Item no.: 421460
Choralvorspielfragment
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 300032
Cantata for Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1552089
for: Salon orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1590634
Christmas cantata HoWV II.13
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 772200
for: Concert band
Baritone saxophone in E-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1482234
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 891064
for: String orchestra
Single part(n)
Item no.: 231548
Klassik
for: Recorder and Percussion
Score
Item no.: 267185
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
for: Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 892837
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 656486
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 971867
BWV 197a - 197,1
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1551786
for: Voice (alto), chamber orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 1354927
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202658
Choir Series
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 893791
Choir Series
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 880888
Christmas Collection
for: Fanfare
Score
Item no.: 877090
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1202245
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Alto saxophone
Item no.: 1417249
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Baritone saxophone (E-flat)
Item no.: 1417231
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Trumpet (B-flat) 1
Item no.: 1417216
for: Jazz ensemble
Single part Tenor Saxophone 2 (B-flat)
Item no.: 1417199
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 853180
Christmas Concerto
for: 2 violins, cello, strings, basso continuo
Single part violin 2 solo
Item no.: 226899
for: Symphonic orchestra
Horn 2 in F (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1520926
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 voices (SB), descant (soprano) recorder, oboe, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 642162
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1093124
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1043131
for: Concert band
Baritone saxophone in E-flat (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1497778
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
KV 49 (47d)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 680483
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 3 recorders, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo, organ
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 499162
Cantata for the Sunday after Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 3 recorders, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 499160
Cantata for the 3rd day of Christmas
E minor
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 766822
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236047
6st gemischter Chor, Orgel
Item no.: 248276
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 350915
Kantate zum 3. Weihnachtsfesttag (Urfassung)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 233903
Cantata for the 2nd day of Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232958
Cantata for the 2nd day of Christmas
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232957
Stimmet an den Lobgesang
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232206
Magnifikat
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 230043
for: Symphonic orchestra
Oboe (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1458137
Klassik
Choir score
Item no.: 838602
The Splendor of Christmas
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 957326
Kantate zum 1. Advent
aus der Notenbibliothek von Johann Sebastian Bach
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234531