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Music Of Romantic Period
Music of Romantic
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The Period of Expansion
(1820-1910)

The Romantic Period
Romantic music is a term denoting an era of
Western classical music that began in the late 18th or early 19th century. It was related to Romanticism, the European artistic and literary movement that arose in the second half of the 18th century, and Romantic music in particular dominated the
Romantic movement in Germany.

Piano is the most important instrument of the Rmoantic Period

Frederic Chopin
Frédéric Chopin was born Fyderyk
Franciszek Szopen on March 1,
1810, in the small village of ? elazowa Wola, Duchy of Warsaw
(now Poland).

Works and Ideals
The Chopin nocturnes constitute 21 short pieces for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin between 1827 and 1846.
They are generally considered among the finest short solo works for the instrument and hold an important place in contemporary concert repertoire.

Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28, are a set of short pieces for the piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839.

The Études by
Frédéric Chopin are three sets of solo studies for the piano. Frédéric Chopin’s Waltzes are pieces of moderate length adhering to the traditional 3/4 waltz time, but are remarkably different from the earlier
Viennese waltzes.



Frédéric Chopin's four ballades are one-movement pieces for solo piano, composed between 1831 and 1842. They are some of the most challenging pieces in the standard piano repertoire.

Polonaise ,this composition is one of Chopin's most admired compositions and has long been a favorite of the classical piano repertoire. Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt, one of the most impressive figures in all of music history, was born on
October 22, 1811, in Raiding,
Hungary.

Works and Ideals
The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S.244, R.106, is a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarian folk themes, composed by
Franz Liszt during 1846–1853, and later in 1882 and 1885. Liszt also arranged versions for orchestra, piano duet and

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