1. Romantic Period
1820 – 1900

3. Romantic Period Expressiveness more important than form & order
Expressed emotion with little restraint
Describes things like nature, a scene or a feeling
Music given specific titles instead of being named by the form
Growing use of folk music
Beethoven is considered a transitional composer because his music transitioned from the Classical style into the Romantic style

4. Beethoven’s late period (1813-1827)
Hammerklavier sonata
written primarily from the summer of 1817 to the late autumn of 1818
considered Beethoven's single most difficult composition for the piano
set precedents for the length of solo compositions (it runs for approximately 37 minutes, if the tempo is adhered to exactly) 4

5. Ludwig van Beethoven’s late period (1813-1827)
Most famous work produced during this time was probably Symphony No. 9 (includes “Ode to Joy”)
The last complete symphony he wrote (1824)
“Ode to Joy” is a poem by Friedrich Schiller
Original manuscript of this work sold in 2003 for $3.3 million in London 5

6. Beethoven’s late period (1813-1827)
Grosse Fugue is a single-movement composition for string quartet famous for its extreme technical demands on the players as well as for its unrelentingly introspective nature
Written in 1825 & 26, he was completely deaf
Originally the last movement for String Quartet No. 13, but it was so demanding and unpopular Beethoven’s publisher asked him to write another ending 6

7. Beethoven’s late period (1813-1827)
String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor
Completed in 1826
Contains 7 movements
Beethoven's favorite from the late quartets 7