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Romanticism (1800-1900). Philosophical Roots of Romantic Thought . Enlightenment Emphasis on the worth of the individual “I am not like anyone I have ever met; I even venture to believe that I am not made like anyone now alive.” – Rousseau (1765). Romantic Art.
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Philosophical Roots of Romantic Thought • Enlightenment • Emphasis on the worth of the individual • “I am not like anyone I have ever met; I even venture to believe that I am not made like anyone now alive.” – Rousseau (1765)
Romantic Art • Stresses the uniqueness of the individual • The Goal- emotional expression
Themes in Romantic Art Love!
Themes in Romantic ArtDeath Theodore Gericault, The Raft of the “Medusa” 1818
Themes in Romantic ArtWar/patriotism Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People (1830)
Themes in Romantic Art:Heroes Jacques-Louis David Napoleon Crossing the Great Saint Bernard Pass 1800
Themes in Romantic ArtReligion and the supernatural Nightmare, Henry Fuseli
Themes in Romantic ArtNature A Storm in the Rocky Mountains - Mount Rosa Bierstadt, 1866
Romanticism in music Romantic expressiveness relies on, frustrating, blurring, and overloading the Classic form and style. “Voice” behind the work
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) • Period of Imitation (1792-1801) - Classical style • Heroic Period (1802-1814) • Begins to go deaf • Heiligenstadt Testament • Forward struggle in the face of adversity • Period of Reflection (1815-1827)
Romantic expressiveness relies on frustration, blurring, and overloading of Classic form and style. Part 1 Part 2 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 P (T, t) S (K, k) “Fantasy” P (T, t) S (K, k) • • • • • • I V V Modulatory I I i III III Modulatory i i or i I I
Schubert and Lieder • Composer and poet have = roles in determining the emotional experience of the song • Emotion through motion. Example: • “Erlkönig” (1815)
Die schöne Müllerin, 1823 Song cycle- set of songs, often unified by a story line Romantic themes in Die schöne Müllerin: Love and lost love Nature Death