Essentials of Music Eras  The increasing importance of science in defining a worldview The rise of European nationalism A growing autonomy for the arts Musical Context Increased interest in nature and the supernatural The rise of program music Nationalism and exoticism Changing status of...

Internet Public Library: Music History 102  This expression of emotion was the focus of all the arts of the self-described Romantic movement. Whether in the nature imagery or passionate violence found in the paintings of Friederich, Delacroix, and Goya, the strange and fanciful literature of Edgar...

ON CLASSICAL. Fugue Lists: XIX Century  Fuge is the largest collection of free Classical MIDI files on the web! 19th c. List of fugues and fugal compositions by composers lived in the XIX century [A B C D E F G H I, J K L...

 Romantic period was a time of great thinkers, artists, and scientists. It is possible that the wealth of creativity at the time reflected the desire of 18th century philosophers to reassess reality and, in particular, man's role in the universe....

 Romantic period saw the blossoming of self-expression in music. This was especially evident in the music of Tchaikovsky, which reflected the inner turmoil and anguish of his life. Many composers felt that by the time Wagner died, Romanticism had reached...

Romantic music Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical music that runs roughly from the early 1800s to the first decade of the 20th century, as well as music written according to the norms and styles of that period....