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The
Romantic Period
- The Romantic Period accured between 1810-1910
- It began with the French Revolution in 1825
- Famous Composers of this time:
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- E.T.A. Hoffmann claimed music to be "the most romantic of
all the arts -- one might almost say, the only genuinely romantic
one -- for its sole subject is the infinite. Music discloses
to man an unknown realm, a world in which he leaves behind
all definite feelings to surrender himself to an inexpressible
longing"
- Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
- He was also a critic and an author
- Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
- The music was free expression of emotions
- Nature inspired a lot of Romatic composers
- Music Terms
- Chromatic - Refers to notes not in the defined scale
- Lyric Opera - A combination of all opera types.
- Tempo - The speed at which a musical composition is performed.
- Waltz - Dance in 3/4 time, becoming popular toward the end
of the 18th century
