Romantic
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1. Approx date: 1810 - 1910

2. Instruments: Full Orchestra

Concert Grand Piano

Violin

Cor Anglais

3. Typical forms/structures: Opera

Music Drama

Programme Music

Song Cycles

Short Piano Pieces

4. Composers and their works/pieces: Weber – Der FreischÜtz

Rossini – William Tell

Wagner – The flying Dutchman

Verdi – Aida

Schubert – Die schÖne MÜllerin

Chopin – Four Ballads and other piano music

Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake and Symphony no.6

5. Other details: Romanticism in art, literature and music moved away from Classicism by allowing emotional content to dominate form.

Other Notes in this Category

1. Baroque
2. Modern
3. Romantic

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