1. Romanticism

2. Romanticism characteristics
Artists revolted against neo-classical order/reason.
returned to the beauty of nature.
Freedom, emotion, sentimentality and spontaneity- over logic and reason.
painted and wrote about exotic, patriotic, primitive and supernatural subjects.

3. Dance – Romanticism: The Golden Age of Ballet
Stories of fairy tales and romantic love
Ghostly creatures fell in love with mortal men and dead maidens rose from the grave.
“On Point” dancing on tip-toes
Costumes changed; skirts became shorter to show the more complicated steps.
Even male roles were being played by females
Ballet declined during the late 1800’s.

4. Drama/Theatre -Romanticism
Began in Germany during the early 1880s.
The following is present in the Romantic style:
Beauty
Adventure
Sentimental idealism
Playwright Goethe ( ).
Most famous play is Faust.
It is a familiar tale about a man who sells his soul to the devil for riches and fame.
Alexander Dumas ( )
The Three Musketeers
Man in the Iron Mask

5. Romanticism Dramas: Melodrama
Exaggerated characters and exciting events appealed to audience’s emotions.
Use of stock characters, happy endings, clearly defined heroes and villains.
Very popular in the US in the 1800s
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
most adapted novel for the stage

6. Characteristics of Romanticism Music
Melody- (main part or tune or piece)
Long, big climaxes, extreme and unpredictable
Harmony- (parts or musical lines that are not the melody)
Key changes within a piece,
Rhythm- (patterns of sounds/silences, pulse or beat)
Changes in meter and tempo, exotic and nationalistic characteristics
Texture- (thickness of the sound)
Homophonic –same sound
Timbre- (quality of sounds from instruments or vocals)
Increased woodwinds and brass sections of the orchestra
Form- (rondo, call and response, round/canon)
Symphony, opera, music dramas

7. Music - Romanticism “music-dramas”, The Ring Cycle,
Richard Wagner ( )
German
Nationalism’s influence on music
(pride in one’s country and heritage)
Used music to communicate his political and philosophical beliefs
German myths and legends as the basis for his operas.
Realistic operas
actors appeared to be having conversations while singing.
“music-dramas”,
music, poetry, scenery, and costumes were all equally important.
The Ring Cycle,
takes 4 nights to perform,
Each performance 4 hours.
Ride of the Valkryies.

8. Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Russian Known for his ballet music.
Wrote the music for Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker
Use Russian folk songs for the musical ideas.
In 1888 the Russian government paid him a salary for life.
Symphony no. 6, Fourth Movement.

9. Visual Art - Romanticism
Sentimental about the past
Reflected on nature
Imagination gained new importance.
Exotic, faraway places, primitive societies, and medieval superstitions became subjects of artwork.

10. John Constable (1776-1837) English landscape painter
capture the look and feel of being outdoors. (painted outdoors)
how sunlight affect landscapes.
showed movement of clouds and rain.

11. Flatford Mill – John Constable, 1817

12. The Corn Field John Constable, 1826

13. The Hay Wain - John Constable, 1821

14. Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Ground John Constable, 1825

15. Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows John Constable, 1831

16. Hadleigh Castle - John Constable, 1829

17. Francisco Goya (1746-1828) Spanish
paintings and prints of political events , fantastical images of dreams and superstitions.
Official court painter
portraits of King Charles III and King Charles IV.
Infatuated with the Duchess of Alba.
several portraits of her, kept one for self
became seriously ill and almost died.
left totally deaf except for lifetime ringing in ears
Dramatic change
Bizarre and frightening images, horrors of war.
war was portrayed as horrible and cruel rather than something noble or exciting.
Most famous painting The Third of May

18. The Shooting of May 3, 1808 Francisco Goya, 1815