ROMATIC ERA:

The Romantic Era: During the late 18th century, new ways of life and thought emerged from the many social and political revolutions that took place. The composers of the Romantic Period broke new ground by expressing their feelings through music. Between 1820 and 1900 all sorts of artists became more interested in expressing their subjective and personal emotions through long storytelling, poems of heroes traveling to distant lands and far away places. The first three Romantic composers came from Germany: Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, and Robert Schumann. They were closely followed by two piano masters Frederic Chopin from Poland, and Franz Liszt from Hungary. Next came two masters of orchestral works: Hector Berlioz from France, and Johannes Brahms from Bohemia. The composers of the opera turned to folk stories and literature for inspiration. Our featured composers of the opera are Richard Wagner from Germany and Giuseppe Verdi from Italy. We will also examine the music of Peter Tchaikovsky and Modest Moussorgsky - two entirely different Russian composers.