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Romantic Music CA

The Romantic era in music from 1820-1910 saw a shift from the restraint and balance of the Classical era to more artistic freedom, experimentation, and passion. Music from this period features extremes of emotion through contrasting dynamics and chromatic harmonies. Orchestras grew larger and incorporated a wide range of percussion while compositions became more nationalistic, including folk music influences. Major composers of this era included Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, and Puccini.

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Romantic Music CA

The Romantic era in music from 1820-1910 saw a shift from the restraint and balance of the Classical era to more artistic freedom, experimentation, and passion. Music from this period features extremes of emotion through contrasting dynamics and chromatic harmonies. Orchestras grew larger and incorporated a wide range of percussion while compositions became more nationalistic, including folk music influences. Major composers of this era included Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, and Puccini.

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ROMANTIC MUSIC ca.

1820-1910

The Romantic era was a period of great change. While the Classical
era had strict laws of balance and restraint, the Romantic era moved
away from that by allowing artistic freedom, experimentation, and
creativity.

The music tends to be very passionate with huge great climaxes and
extremes of emotion through use of contrasting dynamics and
chromatic harmonies.

The harmony becomes more complex and writing can be either


polyphonic or homophonic, but is mainly homophonic.

Scales included chromatic and whole tone in Romantic


music.

The orchestra becomes very large and a wide range of percussion is


used. There are smaller scale works such as the piano works of
Chopin.

Music reaches a new height with virtuoso performers. Composers


became Nationalistic and included folk music in their pieces.

Ensembles: Symphonic poem, Tone poem (also called Programme


Music), Sonata, Concerto, Lied (German song ), Requiem Mass.

Composers: Tchaikowsky, Chopin and Liszt (piano), Wagner and


Puccini (opera).

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