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Classicism to Romanticism

Classicism to Romanticism. Political/Social/Events Overview. Hope for Freedom. Disillusionment. Individualism. Nature – Macabre – Supernatural. Schubert: Erlking ( Erlk ö nig ). American and French Revolution Classical Era Napoleon created dictatorship

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Classicism to Romanticism

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  1. Classicism to Romanticism Political/Social/Events Overview

  2. Hope for Freedom

  3. Disillusionment

  4. Individualism

  5. Nature – Macabre – Supernatural

  6. Schubert: Erlking (Erlkönig)

  7. American and French Revolution Classical Era • Napoleon created dictatorship • Transfer of power from aristocracy to middle class • “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” • Faith in humanity; hope for freedom Hope for Freedom

  8. Napoleon defeated 1815 • Monarchy restored • Hope for democracy faded again • Rich and powerful benefitted again • Average people wanted change! Disillusionment

  9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau • goal of individual fulfilment • intense emotions expressed • revolt against convention and authority • rights of the individual • emotions more important than rules • breakdown barriers – social and personal Individualism

  10. Nature = peace and tranquility • supernatural force to be explored • The Nightmare by Fuseli – 1781 • fascination with violence, fantasy and nightmares • In music – weird harmonies, strange sounds Nature – Macabre – Supernatural

  11. LIED – song (German) – singular • LIEDER – songs – plural – solo vocal composition • STROPHIC – THROUGH COMPOSED • piano part of the story • GOTHIC – based on the unusual or macabre • WORD PAINTING – enhances the meaning of the text Schubert: Erlking (Erlkönig)

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