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    The Romantic era in music from 1820-1910 saw a shift from the restraint and balance of the Classical era to more artistic freedom, experimentation, and passion. Music from this period features extremes of emotion through contrasting dynamics and chromatic harmonies. Orchestras grew larger and incorporated a wide range of percussion while compositions became more nationalistic, including folk music influences. Major composers of this era included Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, and Puccini.

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    The Romantic era in music from 1820-1910 saw a shift from the restraint and balance of the Classical era to more artistic freedom, experimentation, and passion. Music from this period features extremes of emotion through contrasting dynamics and chromatic harmonies. Orchestras grew larger and incorporated a wide range of percussion while compositions became more nationalistic, including folk music influences. Major composers of this era included Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, and Puccini.

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    ROMANTIC MUSIC ca.

    1820-1910

    The Romantic era was a period of great change. While the Classical
    era had strict laws of balance and restraint, the Romantic era moved
    away from that by allowing artistic freedom, experimentation, and
    creativity.

    The music tends to be very passionate with huge great climaxes and
    extremes of emotion through use of contrasting dynamics and
    chromatic harmonies.

    The harmony becomes more complex and writing can be either


    polyphonic or homophonic, but is mainly homophonic.

    Scales included chromatic and whole tone in Romantic


    music.

    The orchestra becomes very large and a wide range of percussion is


    used. There are smaller scale works such as the piano works of
    Chopin.

    Music reaches a new height with virtuoso performers. Composers


    became Nationalistic and included folk music in their pieces.

    Ensembles: Symphonic poem, Tone poem (also called Programme


    Music), Sonata, Concerto, Lied (German song ), Requiem Mass.

    Composers: Tchaikowsky, Chopin and Liszt (piano), Wagner and


    Puccini (opera).

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