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.
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 247305
Buch
Item no.: 248927
Buch
Item no.: 248918
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 248884
Buch
Item no.: 248869
Buch
Item no.: 250157
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 250119
Buch
Item no.: 250048
Buch
Item no.: 249851
Buch
Item no.: 249731
Buch
Item no.: 249706
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 249548
Item no.: 111636
(complete)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 141827
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 140276
for: VL ZUPFORCHESTER
Score
Item no.: 130876
for: Guitar or Lute
Score
Item no.: 132997
for: Piano
Single part(n)
Item no.: 128238
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 1
Item no.: 126338
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score
Item no.: 314791
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 134286
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 132928
Violine (Lehrmaterial) (Teaching material)
for: Violin
Item no.: 132438
For 2 Trumpets, Horn and Trombone
for: Bläserquartett
Score
Item no.: 132410
Vorspiel zum 3. Akt, Tanz der Lehrbuben, Aufzug der Meistersinger und Gruß an Hans SachsWWV 96
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 138542
for: Salon orchestra
Additional parts
Item no.: 138334
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 444731
for: Violin, piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 432729
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 432663
Urtext based on the New Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 432659
for: Voice
Book
Item no.: 136674
Urtext (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 427703
WWV 63
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 622858
aus: Ein Mitternachtstraum
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 817590
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