MUSIC 9 - EXERCISE

The Romantic period music focused on the importance of imagination and feelings rather than rules and reason which was established by the classical period.

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It was Beethoven who bridged the gap in the transition of music from the Classical to the Romantic period. His latter works made him the pioneer of Romanticism in music.

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Performance were no longer intended for amateurs but demand a higher skills for untrained person.

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Men mostly dominate the music scene but names like Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn also made their way as composers

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Music during romantic period (1820-1900) made the musicians discover their inner self. It was also during this period that musicians experienced personal forms of art.

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Musical forms such as the opera, ballets, symphonic poem, and piano music were just among works of art that flourished during this time.

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Camille Saint-Saens

-Born on October 9,1835 in Paris France.

he is both a virtuoso

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Hector Berlioz

-He first studied medicine but later abandoned it because of his love for music.

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Felix Mendelssohn

-Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was born in Harburg Germany on February 3, 1809.

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Robert and Clara Schumann

-The couple are both brilliant, gifted and unique in the history of music.

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