romantic era 1825 - 1900. romantic era caspar david friedrich emphasizes personal feelings and...
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Romantic Era1825 - 1900
Romantic Era
Caspar David Friedrich
Emphasizes personal
feelings and emotions.
Much less structured
than Classical music.
Romantic Era
Eugene Delacroix
Music became nationalistic
to show patriotism.
For example, a German
composer might use
German folk songs in his
music.
Romantic Era
Edward Burne - Jones
Many composers were
as famous as today’s rock
stars.
Composers earned money
through printed copies of their
music or by touring as a conductor.
Romantic Era
Eugene Delacroix
Others continued to
write operas like today’s musicals.
Some composers were
supported by wealthy
patrons or by their
government.
Romantic Era
Edmund Blair Leighton
Romantic music generally:
1.Represented – like nature.
2.Expressed – like patriotism.
3.Described – like a poem.
Romantic Era
Ilya Repin
The orchestra grew to be
huge.
Composers now wrote unusual
parts for all sorts of
instruments.
Romantic Era
Ilya Repin
The orchestra grew to be
huge.
Composers now wrote unusual
parts for all sorts of
instruments.
Romantic Era
Paul Philippoteax
Conservatories grew – schools
which taught musicians.
This led to an increase in well
trained musicians.
New Forms
Theodore Gericult
Tone Poem - a poem for an
orchestra, one movement symphony
Lied – German song for voice
and piano
New Forms
Henry Fuseli
Opera grew to be huge.
The two most famous opera composers of
this time were Verdi and Wagner.
Frederic Chopin- Wrote piano music
Franz Liszt- Piano virtuoso
COMPOSERS
Giuseppe Verdi- Famous for opera
Richard Wagner- Total artwork
COMPOSERS