MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD 1820-1910

 described as a cultural movement that stressed emotion, imagination,

individualism, and freedom of expression.
 Nationalism was also incorporated in the music of Romantic Period
 Change in musical form also paved the way for expanding the orchestra as the
composers explored various instrumentations.
 Piano music of the Romantic Period is in free form such as fantasy, rhapsody,
ballade, and nocturne
 Most of the musical compositions of the era portray literature, history, emotions,
and nature.
VIOLIN AND STRINGS MUSIC
Niccolo Paganini
 born in October 27, 1782 in Genoa, Italy in a family of six children
 his skills started playing mandolin at age of five
 transferred his training to the violin at the age of seven with different violin
professors in Italy
 became the most famous violin virtuoso in the world.
 his violin skills were said to be a gift from the devil and that he sold his soul in
exchange.
PIANO MUSIC
 Piano music of the Romantic period was filled with innovations.
 Most of the compositions require a high level of virtuosity.
 Some were reinventions of sonatas from Classical era.
 Today, some piano compositions from the Romantic period have been adapted
into songs.
 An example of this is Chopin’s Etude Op. 10, no. 3 in E Major that was used for
the song “No Other Love.”
Frederic Chopin
 Was known as the “Poet of the Piano,” was born on March 1, 1810 in Zelazowa,
Poland.
 Began to play piano at age 4 and composed polonaise at age 7.
 Wrote almost exclusively for piano and made extensive use of piano pedal in
most of his compositions.
 some of his compositions like mazurkas and polonaise express his love for
Poland.
 1831, he met and married the famous French writer George Sand