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1. Romanticism

4. Definition
Romanticism refers to a movement in art,
literature, and music during the late 18th
century to early 19th century.
Differs from the previous movement,
Enlightenment.
The romantic period is an extended form
about 1820-1900
Romantic period puts unpresented
emphasis on self expression and
individuality of style.

5. Definition
The nineteenth country saw the
founding of music conservatories
in Europe and United States.
The industrial revolution brought
on new social and economic
problems and the rise of
capitalism and socialism.

6. Romanticism
Romanticism in music was essentially an
expansion of existing forms and structure
of the classical music.
Romanticism is a cultural movement that
stressed emotion, imagination and
individualism of emphasized freedom of
expression of all the inspiration for
romantic art.

7. Romanticism
During the romantic period home
was more important than nature.
Composer used classical form
with new meaning , a range of
impressions and emotions
through more varied orchestra
colors extra musical inspiration
and emphasis on the individual.

8. Great musicians of the romantic
period
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Schubert was a German composer and one
of the originators of the romantic style.
He was a prolific composer and was
considered as the “ GREATEST AMONG
THE POST CLASSICISTS”
At age of 7he become a boy soprano in
the Vienna boys choir and preparatory.

9. The best work of Schubert were
the EARL KING, the WANDERER
,the DOUBLE ,GRETCHEN AT
THE SPINNING WHEELS
,SYLVIA ,THE MILLER’S
BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER and the
WINDER JOURNEY.
Schubert died in Vienna at the
age of 31.

10. FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1947)
He was a German composer, pianist and
conductor.
 Mendelssohn's compositions
include symphonies, concertos, piano,
music , organ music and chamber music.
 He founded the LEIPZIG CONSERVATORY

11. ROBERT SCHUMAN (1810-
1856)
• He was a German composer and writer
and considered as one of the greatest
leaders of the Romantic Movement
• He compose many piano pieces, opera,
symphonies for piano, violin and Cello
concerto, chamber music and about 250
songs

12. RICHARD WAGNER (1813-
1883)
• He was born in Leipzig and was
considered as the most influential and
controversial composer in the history of
classical music
• Among his famous works were:
 TRISTAN
 ISOLDE
 PARSIFAL
 DIE- MEISTENSINGER
 TOMHAUSER
 RING OF NIBULUNGEN

13. FREDERIC FRANCOIS
CHOPIN (1810-1849)
• He was a Polish composer as the greatest
pianist in Europe the poet of the piano a
fantastic and a genius in the history of
music.

14. Chopin is a famous for the
following
• Ballade - a verse form or narrative that is set to
music
• Etude - a piece composed for the development
of a specific technique
• Mazurka - a Polish dance in triple time signature
• Nocturne - an instrumental composition of a
pensive, dreamy mood for the piano
• Polonaise-a slow polish dance in triple time that
consists of a March or procession
• Preculed - a short piece of music that can be
used as a preface and introduction to another

15. • Waltz - a German dance in triple meter
• Impromptu - a short free - form musical
composition usually for a solo instrument like
piano
• Scherzo- a musical movement of playful
character typically in ABA form
• Sonata - composition for one or more solo
instruments usually consisting of three or four
independent movements varying in key, mood
and tempo

16. Romanticism
Romanticism is characterized by the 5 “I”s
Imagination
Intuition
Idealism
Inspiration
Individuality

17. Imagination
Imagination was emphasized over
“reason.”
This was a backlash against the
rationalism characterized by the
Neoclassical period or “Age of Reason.”
Imagination was considered necessary for
creating all art.
British writer Samuel Taylor Coleridge
called it “intellectual intuition.”

18. Intuition
Romantics placed value on “intuition,” or
feeling and instincts, over reason.
Emotions were important in Romantic art.
British Romantic William Wordsworth
described poetry as “the spontaneous
overflow of powerful feelings.”

19. Idealism
Idealism is the concept that we can make
the world a better place.
Idealism refers to any theory that
emphasizes the spirit, the mind, or
language over matter – thought has a
crucial role in making the world the way it
is.
Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher,
held that the mind forces the world we
perceive to take the shape of space-and-
time.

20. Inspiration
The Romantic artist, musician, or writer,
is an “inspired creator” rather than a
“technical master.”
What this means is “going with the
moment” or being spontaneous, rather
than “getting it precise.”

21. Individuality
Romantics celebrated the individual.
During this time period, Women’s Rights
and Abolitionism were taking root as
major movements.
Walt Whitman, a later Romantic writer,
would write a poem entitled “Song of
Myself”: it begins, “I celebrate myself…”

22. The Orchestra
• The word orchestra was derived from the
Greek term meaning “ a space for the
chorus” located in front of the stage
• The first orchestras were organized at the
royal court of France and Italian churches
and palace during the 1500`s and 1600`s.