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 Violoncello and Pianoforte
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 679977
for: Horn
Music lesson book
Item no.: 393009
Easy pieces for piano four–hands to play together
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 659340
His most beautiful piano pieces in a collection
Schirmer Performance Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 682566
New practical editions of 14 of Clara Schumann’s greatest songs
includes a CD of piano accompaniment
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 684082
from Clarinet Method Op. 63, Part 1, Vol. 1 (No. 14-27)
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 655558
Selection of original pieces and transcriptions
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 499283
for flute and piano
Mitropa Instrumental Series
for: Flute, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 634029
Easy pieces to play together
Duo-Schatzkiste
for: 2 clarinets (B-flat)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 659338
for the beginning pianist with downloadable mp3s
23 Pieces
for: Piano
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 343754
Study edition commented by Alfred Cortot
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 649898
all Swiss-inspired character pieces by Liszt into a single volume
Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684326
für tiefe Singstimme und Klavier
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Voice (low), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 300598
Oratorium
Klavierauszug XL
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (XL format)
Item no.: 677222
Sinfonie-Kantate für drei Solostimmen (SST), gemischten Chor (SSAATB) und Orchester
Klavierauszug XL im Großdruck
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 681541
for: Clarinet, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 188564
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674555
around 40 choral settings for SATB, some with piano accompaniment
- Delivery of the CD in July 2019 -
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Conductor's score, audio CD
Item no.: 682690
for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 649886
"In cor più non mi sento" M.S. 44
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 681625
Hands-on Activities for exploring Tschaikowsky's Ballet
Active Listening Lessons
for: Voices (body percussion), drums
Music score, CD
Item no.: 632786
(Earlier versions)
New Liszt Edition Supplement 'B'
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 675245
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 675374
op. 5/7
Bearbeitung für 4-stimmigen Frauenchor
for: Women's choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 562705
for Men's Choir (TTB) and Piano
Alfred Choral Designs
for: Male choir (TTB), piano
Score
Item no.: 679682
Legende
Einzelausgabe aus Band 9 der Rheinberger-Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 623064
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score, choir score
Item no.: 6472
Anthem
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score, choir score (pdf download)
Item no.: 6439
(„There's a music up in the frozen hills“)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 6440
for young male chorus (with cambiata voices) and piano (simplified)
Emerging Voices
for: Male choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 682680
Selected pieces commented by Alfred Cortot
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 649862
Edition from the first edition.
Provided with notes on the practical use
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 125096
Pre-elementary level
for: Piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 288626
Romantische Stücke aus Spanien für Flöte und Klavier
Romantic Pieces from Spain
for: Flute, piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 631719
Urtext
for: Piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401375
Urtext
for: Piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401067
im Stile von Gaetano Pugnani
Kreisler Klassische Manuskripte 5
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 201324
for: Voice (high), piano
Music lesson book
Item no.: 359822
Schirmer Library of Musical Classics
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 274489
The Complete Chopin
A New Critical Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 444691
New Edition (Complete)
for: Trombone [baritone horn] (bass clef)
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 617462
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 117787
mit Vorbemerkung des Komponisten zur Erstausgabe der Sonaten op. 65
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 359615
High Voice
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 564550
First and upper first position
for: Cello
Music lesson book
Item no.: 380378
Chopin National Edition
for: Piano
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 779477
Evening Blessing from the Fairy-Tale Opera "Hänsel und Gretel"
for: 2 voices, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 356796
50 Popular Classics in Easy Arrangements
for: Violin, piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 663159
with complete theoretical Explanations
for: Bassoon
Music lesson book
Item no.: 172783
Urtext
for: Piano
Piano score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401114
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