Romanze

Musical Romanticism was marked by emphasis on originality and individuality, personal emotional expression, and freedom and experimentation of form.

The Romantic era is known for its intense energy and passion. The rigid forms of classical music gave way to greater expression, and music grew closer to art, literature and theatre.

The Oxford Dictionary defines 'classical music' as “music written in a Western musical tradition, usually using an established form (for example a symphony). Classical music is generally considered to be serious and to have a lasting value.”

In addition to breaking existing rules, Romantic composers also developed new techniques or reinvigorated lesser used ones to express a more extensive array of emotional and narrative states. They used more extended melodies, broader ranges of tone, pitch, and tempo – more sophisticated harmonies.

Romanticism is a literary movement spanning roughly 1790–1850. The movement was characterized by a celebration of nature and the common man, a focus on individual experience, an idealization of women, and an embrace of isolation and melancholy.

ro·​man·​ti·​cism rō-ˈmant-ə-ˌsiz-əm. 1. often capitalized : a literary and artistic movement marked chiefly by an emphasis on the imagination and emotions. 2. : the quality or state of being romantic.

The romantic period is a term applied to the literature of approximately the first third of the nineteenth century. During this time, literature began to move in channels that were not entirely new but were in strong contrast to the standard literary practice of the eighteenth century.

Aim: The Romantic Age is often known as the 'Age of Revolutions' on account of the sweeping changes that were taking place during the late seventeenth and eighteenth century in the social, political, industrial and literary sphere.

Classic means 'high quality'. In particular, we use it to mean something that is valued because it has a traditional style: … Classic: noun. We can use a classic and the classics to refer to the greatest and most famous works of literature from the past: … Classical: adjective.

belonging to a class Origin of classic 1. First recorded in 1605–15; (from French classique ), from Latin classicus “belonging to a class, belonging to the first or highest class,” equivalent to class(is) “class” + -icus adjective suffix; see class, -ic.

Romantic Music History Review

• Much longer works.
• Enormous dynamic contrasts (pppp to ffff)
• More flexible rhythms ("rubato", sudden changes in meter/tempo)
• Passionate melodies.
• Greater contrast between themes.
• Colorfully daring harmonies.
• More exploration of distant key centers.

Most music historians place the Romantic period in the years between 1820 and 1900.