1. Romantic Period

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 & Schubert can be considered Romantic composers because their music transitioned into the Romantic style

4. Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Born in Vienna, Austria
Although he was born during the Classical period, his music fits the Romantic period
Learned to play violin, piano & organ

5. Franz Schubert ( )
Wrote form of music called lieder, plural for lied, a German song for singer & piano accompaniment.
Most lieder were love songs about roses, mill streams or other pretty things, but some of them were about nasty spirits in the wood, broken hearts, etc.

6. Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Not well known while alive
Only gave one public concert
Had a hard time finding someone who would publish his music
The music that was published did not sell very well

7. Franz Schubert ( )
Even though he died at a young age, he wrote lots of music
19 string quartets, 10 operas, many piano sonatas, chamber music & song
Die Forelle (“The Trout”)
Gretchen am Spinnrade (“Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel”)
“Unfinished” Symphony (only did 2 movements)