1. 1825-1900

2. Was the first time in history that art, poetry and music focused on teaching people to care about each other. In this sense, Romanticism was “art with a heart.” Romantic artists were also concerned with promoting individual liberty, ending slavery, and supporting democratic and independence movements.

3. Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869) Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849)

4. A 19 th century French composer who far ahead of his time. He was a musician, writer and a critic whose literary achievement is hardly less significant than his musical output. His compositions include: Symphonie Fantastique (1830) Romeo et Juliette (1839) Early Life – He learned to play the flute and guitar, and became a self-taught composer. Honoring his father’s wishes, he studied medicine in Paris, but left his medical studies behind to pursue music as a composer. While in Paris, Berlioz became impressed by Christoph Gluck’s operas. This exposer to Gluck’s operas motivated Berlioz to enroll at the Paris Conservatoire in 1826 to study music.

5. * This composition broke new ground in orchestral expression. Following three unsuccessful attempts to win the Prix de Rome, Berlioz finally won in 1830 and two years later had his symphony performed. * There are five movements, instead of the traditional four. * https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=cao6WyF-61s https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=cao6WyF-61s

6. * A large-scale choral symphony based on Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet (performed on Nov. 24 th, 1839). * This is considered one of Berlioz’s finest works and most comprehensive and detailed program piece. * Program music was considered “mainstream” classical music during the Romantic period. * This new type of music relied solely on musical aspects to illustrate a multi-faceted artistic concept such as a poem or a painting.

7. * A Polish and French composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era. * Wrote primarily for solo piano. * A child prodigy, he completed his musical education in Warsaw before leaving Poland at the age of 20.

8. * Education: From 1823-1826, he attended the Warsaw Lyceum to study Organ and Music Theory. * Musical success in Paris: Found himself in such demand as a teacher and was devoted to writing for the piano. * Famous work include: The Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6b 3swbnWg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6b 3swbnWg Best known for his waltzes, nocturnes and etudes.

9. - He is widely considered one of the 19 th century’s greatest composers and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic era. - Early Life: Begin playing the piano at the age of seven and later, as a teenager, he used his talent to earn money around the city playing at inns, city docks, etc., to ease his family’s often tight financial conditions.

10. * Brahms is often considered both a traditionalist and an innovator of Romanticism. * Counterpoint: the relationship between voices that are harmonically interdependent, yet independent in rhythm and contour. * He created bold new approaches to harmony and melody. * Brahms’s works has been a starting point and inspiration for a new generation of composers * Hungarian Dances (#1-21) was one of his most pieces (short movements). * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0egvi2CBrM4&list=PL E0F20B13029D17C6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0egvi2CBrM4&list=PL E0F20B13029D17C6

11. Multi-faceted: having many aspects or phases. Program music: any musical composition on the classical music tradition in which the piece is designed according to some preconceived narrative, or is designed to evoke a specific idea and atmosphere. Mainstream: the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts. Counterpoint: the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules.