Whether you are after works like Debussy’s rich, sweeping portrayal of the sea, La Mer, or Mascagni’s passionate tale a woman betrayed, Cavalleria Rusticana, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the wonders and marvels of impressionism and verismo today!
The subtle blurring of a picture, the scenting and illuminating of the world around us, the radiant purity of impression, this was the path of a group of young French artists lead by Claude Monet, whose painting “Impression – Soleil Levant” gave this artistic movement its name, and its purpose.
Impressionism in music mirrors the artistic movement, using atmospheric tonality to blur the pictures, clear melodies clouded by complex harmony, using chromaticism, whole-tone rows and exotic scales, but above all, introducing bold and inventive instrumentation, to create new sound impressions and varied, contrasting moods.
Verismo, which comes from the Latin “verus” or truth, is a clear move away from the romantic tradition of using tales from the past, with an emphasis on story-telling, and instead focusing on reality, and a true representation of human character and emotion. Verismo is the Italian Operatic antithesis of the German mythological operatic movement of Richard Wagner, and his new form of musical theatre. Verismo operas are characterised by their impressive, dramatic musical portrayal of realistic, modern themes from everyday life, with a great contrast between the light and the dark human characters, qualities and emotions.
His most beautiful piano pieces in a collection
Schirmer Performance Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 682566
extrait du - excerpt from Série I Vol. 9
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 283766
(3) Poèmes de Paul Morand - English adaptation by Edward Lockton
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Book
Item no.: 477817
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 722242
Réduction pour chant & piano
for: Voice, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 283814
Arr. for Alto Saxophone and Piano
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 884165
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 732073
The Walsh Collection
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 392719
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 769396
extrait du - excerpt from Série III Vol. 1 - Set
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 857518
for: Piano 4 hands
Book
Item no.: 1198870
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 722314
Music for Oboe
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 971582
Trois Poèmes de Paul Morand pour Baryton et Piano (no.2)
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Score
Item no.: 283714
extrait du - excerpt from Série I Vol. 5
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 857567
Correspondence, Articles, Interviews
Reprint of the Columbia University Press, New York, 1990 edition
Book
Item no.: 403187
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 722328
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 759068
comédie musicale en 1 acte
for: 5 voices (STTBarB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 132391
Faber Piano Adventures®
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1107233
Wind Quintet Score
for: Bläserquintett
Score
Item no.: 836266
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 430073
G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos
Lyric book
Item no.: 318269
Lehrhilfsmittel
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 336472
Durand Oeuvres Complètes de Claude Debussy
for: Voice, piano
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 857546
Full Score
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 470216
Easy Piano Collection: Gold
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 491811
A Lyric Opera in five Acts
Kalmus Classic Series
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 338958
Trois Poèmes de Paul Morand pour Baryton et Piano (no.3)
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Score
Item no.: 283715
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 647874
Anglo Music Midway Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975627
Wind Quintet
for: Bläserquintett
Set of parts
Item no.: 836265
Rubank Solo-Ensemble Sheet
for: Oboe
Music score
Item no.: 1106976
Solo for Alto Sax or English Horn and Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 806197
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1198892
Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 962108
Lehrhilfsmittel
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 971512
Trascrizione e arrangiamento per ottetto di clarinetti
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1207735
pour violoncelle et piano - tiré à part de l'édition critique de Claude Debussy
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 857519
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Concert Band/Harmonie and Trombone
Score
Item no.: 1208689
Pavane for a Dead Princess
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 947285
With a CD of Performances
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 902852
Symphonic Fragments - 2nd Suite
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 874854
for: Piano
CD
Item no.: 1169726
from Suite Bergamasque
for: Concert Band/Harmonie and Trombone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1208688
Klassik
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1000144
Anglo Music Midway Series
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 975870
The Walsh Collection
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1197006
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 324699