1. Romanticism in Music

The meaning of the word romanticism originally refers to stories written in Romance, and then specifically refers to novels or knight stories. , and later also included legendary novels, etc. The rise of romanticism in art first appeared in the literature of the eighteenth century. In his works, all personal feelings, interests and talents are expressed without any restrictions. That is to say, the composer expresses his idiosyncrasies strongly. This is the theoretical antithesis of classicism, dominated by form. Classical music is linear and distinct, while romantic music is full of color and emotion, and contains many subjective and fantasy elements. However, this is only a difference in principle. In fact, classical music already contains elements of romanticism, and many romantic works also contain classical content.

2. The formation of romantic music

Early romantic music, like other sister arts, originated from the ideas of the European "Enlightenment Age" and the liberal democratic ideas related to the French Revolution. Approximately several decades later than Romanticism in literature. Beethoven's late works have become the forerunners of early Romanticism, and subsequent composers can all be classified as Romantics. In terms of era, the mid-19th century was its heyday.

3. Representative figures of romantic music

In fact, romanticism has been clearly revealed in the later works of classical composers Beethoven, Rossini and Weber. It was they who pioneered the style of Romantic music.

Composers born around 1800 formed the center of early Romanticism. As representatives of the early Romantic composers, Schubert and Berlioz can be cited. They all started from the tradition of Gluck, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, and each formed their own school. Later, romantic music was further improved by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin and Verdi, and reached its peak in the era of Tchaikovsky, Liszt and Wagner. This series of composers and pianists formed the center of mid-century Romanticism. As for the works of modern masters such as Mahler, Richard Strauss and Rachmaninoff, they are classified as late Romantic music in the history of music.

4. The historical status of Romantic music

The status of Romantic music in the history of music is self-evident. Not only was this period rich in great musicians, but it also had an unprecedented range of musical genres. , there have been novel and unique forms such as wordless songs, nocturnes, art songs, ballads, symphonic poems, etc., which is a "treasure house" in the history of human art.

Romantic music is also a bridge: Weber accepted the tradition of Gluck and Mozart and passed it on to modern Wagner; Schubert was the successor of Beethoven in terms of instrumental music, but his romantic art songs , passed to the present through Schumann and Wolf; Berlioz's title music came from Beethoven's "Pastoral" symphony, and was later connected with modern French Impressionism.