Few artistic movements have changed people’s perception of the world as much as classicism. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover for yourself all the wonderful music of the classical period.
In music, the Classical Period saw a departure from complex, contrapuntal polyphony, to the beginnings of a simpler homophonic structure, to melody and accompaniment. Polyphony however was not forgotten; all the major composers continued to use polyphony from time to time, and some of the most exciting classical movements use the modern fugue. A good example is Mozart’s Requiem, or Beethoven’s Great Fugue String Quartet Op.133.
The most important music form which came from the classical period is undoubtedly Sonata Form. Sonata Form is an elaborate structure that represents the ultimate pursuit of perfection in music. Sonata Form became the basis of all important musical works of the time: Concertos, Symphonies, Sonatas, and String Quartets. Through the progressive works of Christoph Willibald Gluck, Opera developed out of the The Baroque Period, into the diverse classical form, with Opera Buffa and Opera Seria, serious or comic opera, championed by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.
Through the Classical Period, the piano overtook the harpsichord, and quickly became one of the most popular solo instruments, and certainly the most important accompaniment instrument. The orchestra grew, and new instruments such as the clarinet and contrabasson were added, and many other instruments developed, like the oboe, flute, horn and trumpet, and became more virtuosic due to the new modern valve systems. Towards the end of the 18th century, however, many baroque instruments, like the harpsichord, which had been firm favourites of the The Baroque Period, were becoming more and more redundant.
KV 109 (74e)
Partitur
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo; 3 trombones ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 235058
Responsoria ad Matutinum in nativitate Domini MH 639
Urtext-Ausgabe
Komplettes Orchestermaterial (kostengünstiger Setpreis)
for: Mixed choir, 2 violins, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 670505
F-Dur
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Organ reduction
Item no.: 237795
23 neue Arrangements - leicht spielbar
Keyboard Klangwelt
for: Keyboard
Music score
Item no.: 353470
Essential Elements European Band Series
Yamaha Winds class
for: Winds class [youth concert band]
Score, Single part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 1668555
Muzika Ensemble Music
for: Flexible Instrumentation
Score, Parts
Item no.: 560829
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 409569
für Soli oder Chor, konzertante Orgel und Streicher
for: SOLI ORG STR
Set of parts
Item no.: 207519
lose
for: Guitar
Christmas tree decoration
Item no.: 683120
Kantate zum 1. Weihnachtstag
Das Schottener Kantatenarchiv Vol. 3
for: Soli, Gemischter Chor (4-stimmig), Hörner (2), Streichorchester, Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 552374
for: Piano
Item no.: 1362913
Uns ist ein Kind geboren
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742451
Solomotette zum Dreifaltigkeitsfest oder zu Weihnachten
Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 237290
D-Dur WQ 215
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 147201
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202330
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 578708
Aria pro Adventu
Soprano solo, 2 Corni, 2 Violini, Viola e Basso continuo; 2 Oboi ad lib
Joseph Haydn – Musica sacra
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 680525
Aria pro Adventu
Soprano solo, 2 Corni, 2 Violini, Viola e Basso continuo; 2 Oboi ad lib
Joseph Haydn – Musica sacra
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680524
Aria pro Adventu
Soprano solo, 2 Corni, 2 Violini, Viola e Basso continuo; 2 Oboi ad lib
Joseph Haydn – Musica sacra
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680523
Aria pro Adventu
Soprano solo, 2 Corni, 2 Violini, Viola e Basso continuo; 2 Oboi ad lib
Joseph Haydn – Musica sacra
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680522
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 578707
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 578709
Aria pro Adventu
Soprano solo, 2 Corni, 2 Violini, Viola e Basso continuo; 2 Oboi ad lib
Joseph Haydn – Musica sacra
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680521
Sacred Christmas Choral
ChoirTrax CD
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 768058
Da die Zeit erfüllet war
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742412
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 210168
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 491418
Edition Vieweg (Musikschätze vergangener Zeiten)
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 334489
Weihnachtsoratorium in zwei Teilen
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 641609
Sueddeutsche Weihnachtsmusik 21a
Item no.: 617212
Responsoria ad Matutinum in nativitate Domini MH 639
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: Mixed choir, 2 violins, basso continuo
Single part Organ
Item no.: 472591
Solomotette zum Dreifaltigkeitsfest oder zu Weihnachten
Urtext Stuttgarter Mozart-Ausgaben
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237294
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 632712
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 234814
BR-CPEB E 4
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234194
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 226125
for: Voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 624530
Kommt herzu
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202730
Süddeutsche Kirchenmusik des Barock, Band XXXII
Erstdruck
for: 2 solists (SA), mixed choir (SABar), 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 334675
for: Mixed choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 200769
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 143483
für gemischten Chor a cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 381184
Böhmische Hirtenmesse
Frei gedichteter Messtext alternativ in deutscher oder tschechischer Sprache
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237201
Documenta Augustana Musica Band 21
for: 4 voices (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 779480
Pastorella, für gem. Chor, Orchester und obligater Orgel
Set of parts
Item no.: 309583
Motette (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 155962
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts, Audio-CD
Item no.: 617064
Responsoria ad Matutinum in nativitate Domini MH 639
Urtext-Ausgabe
for: Mixed choir, 2 violins, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 472589