romanticism in music

Reviews the most important aspects of nineteenth-century European Romanticism in music and the other arts, discussing how Frederic Chopin related to other major figures in the movement, how the piano became the most important instrument in the movement, how the period's art songs were inspired, and other related topics.

An illustrated introduction to the romantic period of music, looking at life, the arts, and musical life in the romantic era, discussing the characteristics of romantic music, and examining the lives and careers of Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, and other famed and lesser-known composers. Includes a study guide with activities, a time line, and composer summary charts.

The author examines the literary, artistic, and social movements from the time of Beethoven's unveiling of his Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, which he analyzes as containing themes of equality and redemption as a Romantic challenge to conservatism in Europe at the time; and provides a close reading of the musical score itself, with a description of the social event of its presentation in Vienna.

The author examines the literary, artistic, and social movements from the time of Beethoven's unveiling of his Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, which he analyzes as containing themes of equality and redemption as a Romantic challenge to conservatism in Europe at the time; and provides a close reading of the musical score itself, with a description of the social event of its presentation in Vienna.