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The Romantic Era 1820-1910

The Romantic Era 1820-1910. Colonialism . reaches its heights and European powers fight for world domination. 1700s to 1800s. -French Revolution. The commoners overthrow the monarchy in place of a government. it got pretty ugly…. The Industrial Revolution.

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The Romantic Era 1820-1910

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  1. The Romantic Era1820-1910

  2. Colonialism • reaches its heights and European powers fight for world domination

  3. 1700s to 1800s

  4. -French Revolution • The commoners overthrow the monarchy in place of a government

  5. it got pretty ugly…

  6. The Industrial Revolution • takes people away from their villages and homeland to work in factories in the cities

  7. The cities get overcrowded and polluted

  8. Everyone has to work to survive

  9. How do people respond? • A rejection of the rich and powerful occurs

  10. instead of wealthy employers -they can write what they want, not what they’re paid to Musicians begin to work for themselves instead of wealthy employers.They can write what they want, not what they’re paid to

  11. Reject the rationalization of nature…

  12. and celebrate it’s beauty

  13. Time to break the rules of the Classical Era

  14. …and the rationality of its music • -the “symphonic poem” instead of four movement symphony • -extremes encouraged in tempos, dynamics, texture to break the classical • Breaking the old harmonic rules • “Virtuosos” are best suited to go beyond what has been done before

  15. Revolt against the industrial revolution

  16. and celebrate where they came from

  17. Celebrate their folklore and fantasy

  18. Celebrate their traditions

  19. Celebrate their dances

  20. Celebrate their traditional music • -composers base works on folk songs, dances, fairy tales from their heritage

  21. Beethoven • Made the transition from classical to Romantic • Moonlight Sonata and the 9th Symphony began breaking the rules

  22. Frederik Chopin • Polish Piano composer and teacher • “Prelude #15” • countless pieces for piano

  23. PyotrIlyich Tchaikovsky • Russian • -The 1812 Overture • Based on Napoleon’s unsuccessful attempt to conquer Russia

  24. Cannons actually used as percussion

  25. The Nutcracker Suite

  26. Traditional Russian Ballet • Fantastical • Represents the Russians defeating the French (rats)

  27. Franz Lizst • Virtuoso Pianist • “Hungarian Rhapsody” • Based on folk songs and dances from his native country • Let’s listen for extremes

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