Romanticism in Music

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This paper discusses the Romantic era of music which refers, in its broadest sense, to the hundred years of music from 1820 to 1920. Romanticism was the direct outcome of the French Revolution and believed in ideas of freedom and equal rights for all. The paper shows that romantic music was a reflection of massive changes that were taking place in all spheres of life in that period and, consequently, the events of that era had profound impact on the Romantic music. The paper also discusses two musicians who influenced romantic era music - Ludwig van Beethoven whose independence in style made him a model for future generation of Romantic composers; and Johannes Brahms, the man responsible for bringing Romanticism in music to an end.

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"Beethoven moved away from such restrictions and conventions of Classicism and some of his symphonies were large, sometimes as big as the size of an epic. But the emotional depth that they contained was truly matchless. Beethoven's Second Symphony has been described as "full of summer air and summer flowers." The third Symphony and probably his favorite were initially dedicated to Napoleon, the French ruler, as Beethoven left that he could free Europe from the monarchy marks the beginning of the middle-period work."

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