“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: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 852707
for: Musikerziehung
Book
Item no.: 852615
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 820336
for: Bass Viol and Basso Continuo
Book
Item no.: 820226
for: Bass Viol and Basso Continuo
Book
Item no.: 819708
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 819662
for: Clarinet B-Flat
Book
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 819233
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819145
for: Clarinet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 819085
for: Choir
Score
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for: 2 Basses and Bass Continuo
Book
Item no.: 818829
for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 645436
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 853682
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 853152
for: Male choir
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 852877
for: Vocal and Accordion
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
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for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 852230
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 852021
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 852019
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 851825
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 851336
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 630245
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 564598
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 264449
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 996949
for: Solfege
Book
Item no.: 996946
for: Mezzo and Tenor Voice
Book
Item no.: 996942
for: Percussion and Piano
Book
Item no.: 997351
for: Flute, piano
Book
Item no.: 997321
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 997286
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 997126
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 997044
for: Saxophone and piano
Book
Item no.: 997017
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