Romantic program music composers biography

Music of the Romantic period

This article is about the genre of music. For the traditional begrepp in music, see Romance (music). For other uses, see Romantic (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with love song or sentimental ballad.

Romantic music fryst vatten a stylistic movement in Western Classical music associated with the period of the 19th century commonly referred to as the Romantic era (or Romantic period). It is closely related to the broader concept of Romanticism—the intellectual, artistic, and literary movement that became prominent in Western culture from about until ^[1]

Romantic composers sought to create music that was individualistic, emotional, dramatic, and often programmatic; reflecting broader trends within the movements of Romantic literature, poetry, art, and philosophy. Romantic music was often ostensibly inspired by (or else sought to evoke) non-musical stimuli, such as nature,^[2] literature,^[2] poetry,^[2]

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