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.
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 317885
for: Brass ensemble (8 voices), timpani, latin percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974166
for: GES-H (S) (+ BL) 2 VL VC (KB) ORG
Score
Item no.: 188301
for: 6 soloists (SATTBB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), the parish, children's choir (SSA), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 148354
for: GCH (SAB) ORG (+ 2 VL 2 HRN)
Score
Item no.: 144559
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 647119
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 661169
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 556480
for: Voice (S/T), organ
Score
Item no.: 330689
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 356150
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 344315
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Score
Item no.: 338333
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 697511
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 630064
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 491186
for: 2 Violoncelli / 2 Viole / Viola, Violoncello
Score
Item no.: 445841
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 420050
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 419598
A peaceful classic for your next holiday concert
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672721
C Major
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 740668
for: Singstimme (S), Orchester (2 Violinen, Viola, 2 Violoncelli)
Score
Item no.: 374100
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 237598
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1339539
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 888067
for: Voice (medium), piano
Score
Item no.: 283341
for: Zither (5 chords)
Backing sheet
Item no.: 150916
for: Women's choir (SS), organ
Score
Item no.: 136552
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 4050
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 199968
O Holy Night!
For solo piano (simplified)
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 317030
for: Solo S + Choir + piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317203
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 616349
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 258414
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 388484
for: Voice (medium), piano
Music score
Item no.: 395229
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 258322
for: Voice, flexible ensemble
Item no.: 407663
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 314080
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 256532
for: 2–3 recorders
Item no.: 407664
for: Alt (Bariton) und Klavier
Item no.: 106040
for: mittlere Singstimme und Klavier; Violine (Violoncello) ad libitum
Item no.: 356509
aus "Sechs religiöse Gesänge", op. 157 (Nr. 6)
for: Voice (low), organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 2411
Rhythm Parts
for: Choir
Set of parts
Item no.: 919189
GIA Christmas
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1151515
O holy Night
for: 4 clarinets (B-flat)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1631987
for: Voice, organ
Music score
Item no.: 479977
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1589671
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