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Overview of the Romantic Period in Music

The document discusses the Romantic period in music from 1820-1900. It characterized by individualism, imagination, emotion, and freedom of expression. Romantic works had greater ranges of tone, dynamics, and pitch. Nationalism was also incorporated. Famous Romantic composers included Niccolo Paganini, Frederick Chopin, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Camille Saint-Saens.

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Overview of the Romantic Period in Music

The document discusses the Romantic period in music from 1820-1900. It characterized by individualism, imagination, emotion, and freedom of expression. Romantic works had greater ranges of tone, dynamics, and pitch. Nationalism was also incorporated. Famous Romantic composers included Niccolo Paganini, Frederick Chopin, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Camille Saint-Saens.

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ROMANTIC

PERIOD
1820-1900
Describes as a cultural movement that stressed

individualism, imagination, emotion, and freedom

of expression.

- Romantic works tend to have greater ranges of

tone, dynamics, and pitch.

ROMANTIC PERIOD
Nationalism was also incorporated in the music of

Romantic Period.

- Piano music of the Romantic Period is in free

form such as fantasy, rhapsody, ballade, and

nocturne.

ROMANTIC PERIOD
* Individuality of style
* Aims and Subjects are Expressive
* Nationalism and Exoticism
* Program Music
* Expressive Tone Color
* Colorful Harmony
* Expanded range of dynamics, pitch and tempo
* Forms are miniature and monumental

CHARACTERISTICS OF
ROMANTIC PERIOD
Famous Composers
of Romantic Period
Niccolo Paganini
* Born in October 27, 1782 in Genoa Italy

* He started playing mandolin at the age of five

* Paganini became the most famous violin virtuoso in the

world

* He was rumored to have a problem with women and

gambling.
Frederick Chopin
(1810-1849)
* Composers who wrote almost for the piano.

* He was also known as the “Poet of the Piano”

* He was a shy , reserved man who preferred to ply at

concert halls with his short pieces.

* Most of his pieces were exquisite miniatures, which evoked


an infinite variety of moods.
FRANZ LISZT
(1811- 1886)
* Magnetic, handsome, and incredible showman,

irresistible to women, and a pace setter in musical

history.

* He was also known as virtuoso pianist, and the busiest

musician during the Romantic Era.


ROBERT SCHUMANN
(1810- 1856)
*A music writer, critic and composer who combined the

music and the words.

* His works are extremely autobiographical and usually have


descriptive tiles, text or programs.

* He composed art songs which reveal his gift for melody


FELIX MENDELSSOHN
(1809- 1847)
* A German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the
early romantic period.

* He wrote symphonies, concertos, sonatas, and vocal works

of astounding quality.

* His music are elegant and balance of his personality.

* It evokes many moods but avoids emotional extremes.


PYOTR ILYICH
TCHAIKOVSKY
* The most famous Russian composer influenced by French,
Italian, and German music as well as Russian Folksong.

* He works are more in the western tradition than those of


his contemporaries.

* He fused national and international elements to produce

subjective and passionate music.


CAMILLE SAINT- SAENS
* Known as a talented musician and composer, wrote

operas, symphonies, concertos, songs, sacred and secular

choral music, solo piano and chamber music.

* He was considered as elegant neat, clean, polished and

never excessive composer.

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