Around 1800-1900.  Pieces of music were more expressive and passionate.  Composers wrote music for the lower and middle classes. Not for the wealthy.

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 Pieces of music were more expressive and passionate.  Composers wrote music for the lower and middle classes. Not for the wealthy.  More creativity and imagination in music writing  Focus on sing-able melodies  Larger orchestras

 Strong connection to other art forms (poetry, painting, fairytales, etc.)  Dramatic contrasts in songs  Longer songs with reoccurring themes  Advances in technology such as new instruments, recordings, electricity, advanced piano

 Pride or devotion to your own country  Composers added elements unique to their own culture

 Both Romantic and Classical Periods  German composer and pianist  Forced to practice by his father  Started becoming deaf around age 26.  Wrote: “Fur Elise”, “Moonlight Sonata”, “Ninth Symphony” (when he was completely deaf)

 Wrote “Requiem in D minor”  French composer  Was known as an organist, pianist and teacher

 German composer and pianist  Spent much of his life in Vienna, Austria  Wrote: “German Requiem” and “Brahms Lullaby”  Very nationalistic composer

 French composer  Known for ignoring the rules of music  Wrote: “Symphonie Fantastique” and his Requiem which was called “Grande Messe des morts”

 German composer known for his operas  Very nationalistic  Wrote The Ring Cycle which is titled “Der Ring des Nibelungen” (The Ring of the Nibelung). The cycle Includes these four operas: 1. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold) 2. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) 3. Siegfried 4. Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods)