Music in the 19 th

Century

By: Josephine Strauss
Honors 394
Prof. Pierce
 Line of Inquiry

Question
History
19th Century as a major transition period in
music
Music
The Industrial Revolution

Changed the way After: rise of the
musicians, composers, middle class
and musical More income, more
instrument makers time for leisure
interact with music.
Before:
Instruments for
wealthy
Music for Church /
Courts
Firmly fixed separation
 Industrial Revolution

Mass production made instruments cheaper
Amateurs
Strides in instrument creation
Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet
Brass instruments
 Romanticism

New artistic style
Values different from previous forms of music
Example:
Johann Strauss II
The Blue Danube
http://youtu.be/_CTYymbbEL4
Roots of Romanticism

Turmoil of the early 1800s
People were gaining new rights and freedoms
Rise of the middle class huge contributor
Rise of industry and mechanization
 Parlor/ Salon

Family Life
Shift of the customer of musicians
Frederic Chopin most famous of parlor
musicians
http://youtu.be/g2r7skqSkNM
Rise of Music education

Rise of importance
of musical education
Important for well-
rounded education
The piano
 Women in Music

Women and music
Women began to compose music in the south
Result of spending time in parlor
Lisetta Van Vleck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-
c4X9cGEeU
 Women in Music

It was a key characteristic of Victorian culture
girling
2 part concept
Society
Personal Performance
Music in Politics

Used during elections
Catch phrases
Tippecanoe and Tyler
too
Hurrah for Hayes and
Honest Ways
http://youtu.be/
9XcDeRJ_Osc
 3 Realms of Knowing

Personal:
Some of my favorite music

Collective
Rise of Romanticism

Scholarly/ Scientific
19th C. Saw the rise of new manufacturing
techniques that allowed the musical experience
to expand.
The End

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