Romanticism

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This paper discusses the period of romanticism in music, claiming that it reflected the general characteristics of the Romantic Movement. The paper explains that the composers believed in depth of emotion and romantic music reflected this in abundance. The paper contends that it was primarily a reflection of massive changes that were taking place in all spheres of life during that time. The works of Mozart, Schubert Brahms and Beethoven are discussed in the paper.

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"'ROMANTICISM' is a concept that can be easily recognized but is probably just as difficult to define. Like all other movements, Romanticism also emerged as a reaction to general idea, practices, social norms and political problems of the time. The general concept of romanticism sees music as an expression of intimate and sublime emotions. The period that can be categorized as romantic varies but generally covers the decades from early 18th century to early nineteenth centuries. Romantic influence on music was recognized as early as 1773 when Wyzewa and Saint-Foix thought they had seen 'grande crise romantique' in Mozart's symphonies. Abert felt he had also noticed 'ein romantischer Zug' in quartets K 136-8. Romantic influences were also evident in Haydn's minor-key symphonies of the 1770s and in Bach's compositions. Romanticism was present in almost all of Beethoven's compositions but it is generally believed that the period 1830-90 was the golden era of Romantic music."

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