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    The Romantic period was a time in classical music history starting in the late 18th century. Ludwig van Beethoven was influential in starting the Romantic style by writing music that expressed strong feelings without worrying about entertaining audiences. Romantic composers focused on expressing feelings through music rather than writing for the church or entertainment. Characteristics of Romantic music included longer and stronger tunes, louder dynamics, more frequent mood changes, larger orchestras, and longer compositions.

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    The Romantic period was a time in classical music history starting in the late 18th century. Ludwig van Beethoven was influential in starting the Romantic style by writing music that expressed strong feelings without worrying about entertaining audiences. Romantic composers focused on expressing feelings through music rather than writing for the church or entertainment. Characteristics of Romantic music included longer and stronger tunes, louder dynamics, more frequent mood changes, larger orchestras, and longer compositions.

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    Romantic Period

    Romantic music? Is this music all about love?

    Well it could be. But it could also be about hate. For romantic music is all about
    feelings. It is about trying to express strong feelings in music.

    Haven’t people always tried to express feelings in music? Well, yes. What is different
    about romantic music is how strong the feeling are. The whole reason for writing the
    music is also different. Earlier music (such as baroque, or music from the classical
    period) was often written for the church or simply for entertainment. If this music
    happened to express feelings as well, then all the better! On the other hand, many
    romantic composers were not too worried about entertaining (or the church for that
    matter). They simply wrote their music to express their feelings, and that was it. The
    audience was left to take it or leave it!

    And it’s all Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770–1827) fault! He started it off. Beethoven
    wrote the first romantic music. Beethoven wrote the first music where he didn’t really
    care what the audience thought. And the audience was shocked! It’s hard to imagine
    now, but they really were. Beethoven’s first piece like this was his Symphony No. 3,
    commonly called the Eroica Symphony (heroic in Italian).

    Other famous romantic composers include:

    • Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847).


    • Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849).
    • Robert Schumann (1810–1856).
    • Franz Liszt (1811–1886).
    • Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901).
    • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893).
    • Gustav Mahler (1860–1911).

    What was Romantic Music like?

    • The tunes get longer and stronger.


    • The louds get louder and the quiets get quieter.
    • The mood changes are much bigger and happen more often.
    • The orchestras get bigger.
    • The music goes on for a longer time.
    • There is more music with the same names as music from the classical period.
    So there are a lots of symphonies, sonatas, and concertos. There is also
    music with some new names, such as symphonic poems.
    1. When was the Romantic period?

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    2. Who was the person that started the Romantic period?

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    3. Find three other Romantic composers:

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    4. What did composers like to write about in the Romantic period?

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    5. Find four characteristics of Romantic music:


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    6. How was the Romantic period different to the Baroque and Classical
    period?
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