Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music Downloads

In 1882 Richard Strauss wrote his 'Horn Concerto No. 1' in E-flat major, Op. 11. The horn concerto has become the most frequently performed horn concerto written in the 19th Century. At the age of 18...

'Der Rosenkavalier' (The Knight of the Rose or The Rose-Bearer), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It was first perform...

'Der Rosenkavalier' (The Knight of the Rose or The Rose-Bearer), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It was first perform...

German composer Richard Strauss composed 'Don Juan', Op. 20, in 1888. The work is based on 'Don Juans Ende', a play derived from an unfinished 1844 retelling of the tale by poet Nikolaus Lenau after t...

German composer Richard Strauss composed 'Don Juan', Op. 20, in 1888. The work is based on 'Don Juans Ende', a play derived from an unfinished 1844 retelling of the tale by poet Nikolaus Lenau after t...

In 1927, when Italian composer Ottorino Respighi and his wife Elsa were invited for a trip to Brazil for conducting and recitals in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo he also found some time to explore nati...

In 1927, when Italian composer Ottorino Respighi and his wife Elsa were invited for a trip to Brazil for conducting and recitals in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo he also found some time to explore nati...

Moscow, Cheryomushki is an operetta in three acts by Dmitri Shostakovich. It is sometimes referred to as simply "Cheryomushki" which is a district in Moscow full of cheap subsidized housing built in 1...

Moscow, Cheryomushki is an operetta in three acts by Dmitri Shostakovich. It is sometimes referred to as simply "Cheryomushki" which is a district in Moscow full of cheap subsidized housing built in 1...

El sombrero de tres picos ("The Three-Cornered Hat") is a ballet in two acts choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Manuel de Falla. The ballet was premiered in 1919 in London at the "Alhambra T...

El sombrero de tres picos ("The Three-Cornered Hat") is a ballet in two acts choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Manuel de Falla. The ballet was premiered in 1919 in London at the "Alhambra T...

Gershwin's opera 'Porgy and Bess' contains many songs that have become popular in their own right, becoming standards in jazz and blues in addition to their original operatic setting. One of those is...

Gershwin's opera 'Porgy and Bess' contains many songs that have become popular in their own right, becoming standards in jazz and blues in addition to their original operatic setting. One of those is...

In the early 1930s, Béla Bartók resolved to compose some orchestra pieces which would be easy to play and thus could be performed more often than his other demanding, musically and technically difficu...

In the early 1930s, Béla Bartók resolved to compose some orchestra pieces which would be easy to play and thus could be performed more often than his other demanding, musically and technically difficu...

La Pícara Molinera ("The teasing millgirl") is a zarzuela by Spanish composer Pablo Luna (1879-1942). Premiered in 1928, "La Pícara Molinera" is considered as one of the great successes of the compose...

La Pícara Molinera ("The teasing millgirl") is a zarzuela by Spanish composer Pablo Luna (1879-1942). Premiered in 1928, "La Pícara Molinera" is considered as one of the great successes of the compose...

'The Tale of Tsar Saltan' is an opera in four acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and is based on the 1831 poem of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. The story features Prince Gvidon who becomes separate...

'The Tale of Tsar Saltan' is an opera in four acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and is based on the 1831 poem of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. The story features Prince Gvidon who becomes separate...

French composer Erik Satie is mainly known for his 'Gymnopédies', a composition of three piano works completed in April 1888. The work's unusual title comes from the French form of 'gymnopaedia', the...

French composer Erik Satie is mainly known for his 'Gymnopédies', a composition of three piano works completed in April 1888. The work's unusual title comes from the French form of 'gymnopaedia', the...

Antonio Álvarez (1867 - 1903) was a Spanish pianist and composer. Among his works are zarzuelas like 'El gran visir', 'Las niñas toreros' and 'El traje del alcalde'. He also composed a numerous pasaca...

Antonio Álvarez (1867 - 1903) was a Spanish pianist and composer. Among his works are zarzuelas like 'El gran visir', 'Las niñas toreros' and 'El traje del alcalde'. He also composed a numerous pasaca...

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed 'nuevo tango', incorporating eleme...

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger. His oeuvre revolutionised the traditional tango into a new style termed 'nuevo tango', incorporating eleme...