Unit 5: Romantic Ch. 4-9

This composer was known mostly for writing many art songs including "The Erlkonig" and held parties where only his music was played.

• Robert Schumann

• Franz Liszt

• Frederic Chopin

• Franz Schubert

This composer married the daughter of his piano teacher and later tried to commit suicide by drowning himself

• Robert Schumann

• Franz Liszt

• Frederic Chopin

• Franz Schubert

This composer's father was French and his mother was Polish. He wrote almost exclusively for the piano and had a love affair with George Sand.

• Robert Schumann

• Clara Schumann

• Frederic Chopin

• Franz Liszt

This composer was also a performer who became involved with another composer 14 years younger.

• Frederic Chopin

• Clara Schumann

• Robert Schumann

• Franz Liszt

This composer was a talented showman whose compositions were concerned with the devil and death. He later took Holy orders and became a priest.

• Franz Liszt

• Franz Schubert

• Robert Schumann

• Frederic Chopin

This composer was happily married with 4 children and revived Bach's music by performing the St. Matthew Passion for the first time since Bach's death.

• Franz Liszt

• Felix Mendelssohn

• Franz Schubert

• Clara Schumann