1. Romantic Period 1820 – 1900

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

4. Ludwig van Beethoven’s late period (1813-1827) Most famous work produced during this time was probably Symphony No. 9 Most famous work produced during this time was probably Symphony No. 9 – The last complete symphony he wrote (1824) – The last movement includes vocalists singing “Ode to Joy,” is a poem by Friedrich Schiller – Original manuscript of this work sold in 2003 for $3.3 million in London 1 st movement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SZ9QzGg95g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SZ9QzGg95g 2 nd movement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5favl2Qtx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5favl2Qtx0 3 rd movement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kri2jWr08S4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kri2jWr08S4 4 th movement - http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_485019&feature=iv&src_vid=Kri2jWr08S4&v=ljGMhDSSGFU http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_485019&feature=iv&src_vid=Kri2jWr08S4&v=ljGMhDSSGFU vocals come in at 6:20