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Revision:Romantic Period in Music

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The Romantic period was around between about 1810 and 1910. Romanticism in art, literature and music moved away from Classicism by allowing emotional content to dominate form.


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Instruments

  • Full Orchestra
  • Concert Grand Piano
  • Violin
  • Cor Anglais


Forms

  • Opera
  • Music Drama
  • Programme Music
  • Song Cycles
  • Short Piano Pieces


Composers and Pieces

  • Weber - Der Freischütz
  • Rossini - William Tell
  • Wager - The Flying Dutchman
  • Verdi - Aida
  • Schubert - Die schöne Müllerin
  • Chopin - Four Ballads and Other Piano Music
  • Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake and Symphony No. 6

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