Music has developed a lot over the years. Classical music has evolved in a more gradual manner with a number of smaller revolutionary steps along the way. In the 9th to 14th centuries the development of music was documented in a physical form. This was where music could now be communicated efficiently‚ and succeeding generations would know something about the music of their ancestors. There where demands of the church that required a musical notation‚ and so the earliest written music was largely
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Although the Classical Era lasted for only 70 years‚ there was a substantial change in the music that was being produced. Classical music placed a greater stress on clarity with regard to melodic expression and instrumental color. Although opera and vocal music (both sacred and secular) were still being written‚ orchestral literature was performed on a much broader basis. The orchestra gained more color and flexibility as clarinets‚ flutes‚ oboes‚ and bassoons became permanent members of the orchestra
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Romantic love has been the subject of endless contemplation for poets of all periods. Intangible and complex‚ love is the highest manifestation of humanity. No topic in poetry has received more attention than romantic love. Conversely‚ the ultimate expression of love is through poetry. In each poetic period‚ the representation of romantic love has been informed by the social and cultural values of the time. Thus‚ across time‚ attitudes towards romantic love have shifted with changing values and beliefs
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In the Romantic period‚ many authors make references to different social concerns. This enabled the authors to hint towards different concerns in their writing‚ but not come directly out and state their concerns. Three great examples of authors like this include: William Blake‚ Robert Burns‚ and Anna Laetitia Barbauld. Each of these authors had unique concerns that they were able to get across in their own way. Blake wrote two poems with entitled "Chimney Sweeper." One version was found in his
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During what is generally defined as the Romantic period‚ many poets‚ scientists and philosophers were greatly intrigued by dreams. Southey kept a dream journal‚ as did Sir Hymphry Davy‚ a close friend of Coleridge’s; Thomas Beddoes wrote of dreams from a medical perspective in Hygeia and dreams were often a hot topic of conversation at the dinner parties of those who kept company with poets and the like (Ford 1998:5). There were many contradictory theories on the importance‚ interpretation and origin
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Romantic Period (circa 1800-1900) The Romantic Era sprung from literature and free thinking caused by the French Revolution (1789-1794). Stories and poems of heroics written in the Romance languages French‚ Spanish‚ Italian and other Latin-based languages conjured images of fantasy and imaginary other worlds. The Romantic period was somewhat detached from reality‚ and focused less on the present than on the past and future. Music was seen as the best medium to express the values of the Romantic
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Era University A Lesson Plan in Music for Grade 9 Prepared by: Aubreyleen V. Carpio I. Context Date: January 21‚ 2015 Year/Section: School Year: 2014-2015 Quarter: 4th II. Subject Matter “Vocal Music of the Romantic Period” - Composers Objectives 1. Demonstrates understanding of characteristic features of vocal music of the Romantic period. 2. Relate themes of selected songs from Romantic period to the present. 3. Show appreciation to the Romantic Music by participating to the activity
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How Social Change Influenced the Music of the Romantic Era Following the classical era‚ the romantic era brought a new life to music. Emotion-filled. Riveting. Romantic music was able to portray the beauty and melancholy of life. Romantic composers like Frédéric Chopin‚ Franz Schubert‚ Felix Mendelssohn‚ etc.‚ were able to provoke an emotional response from the listener. Differing from the classical predecessor‚ the romantic era focused on the human emotion. With this change in style‚ the question
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The writings of the poets of the Romantic Period were directly affected by the events that took place around them. Most of these writers were deeply associated with London‚ and as the capital of England‚ anything that took place affected them most. This was a direct reflection of the subject matter of their various works‚ from the influence of the Church of England‚ to the rights of women during that time period. The first work of this time period I will discuss is London from William Blake’s Songs
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DRAMA FROM THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO MODERN TIMES Drama has revolutionized our era from the Romantic Period to the modern times with its vast developments over the years. Until the nineteenth century‚ most European playwrights "drew their tragic plots from ancient myths or legendary history" (Berggren 1). The choices of the dramatic subjects demonstrated that truly important things only happened to people with a high social status amongst society. In the Romantic Period (1785-1830)‚ interest in the
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