The document provides information about the characteristics of music from the Romantic period: - It was a cultural movement that stressed emotion, imagination, individualism and freedom of expression as seen in music, art, and literature. Ludwig van Beethoven helped bridge classical and romantic eras by expressing passion and emotion in his music. - Nationalism was incorporated through pieces like Chopin's polonaises. Forms like the ballade, rhapsody, and nocturne became popular for piano music. Program music also emerged to convey scenes through pieces like Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. - Romantic music had longer melodies, more chromatic harmonies and disson