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How is the Romantic symphony different from the classical symphony?
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Romantic and Classical refer to different periods in music history. While the term "classical" often concerns the whole genre of symphonic music, the classical period is loosely is identified with the years 1750 - 1830. The big champions of that era would be Mozart, Haydn, ending with Beethoven.
The dates of when the eras of music begin and end can vary depending on who you ask. Like most of history, then new era still tends to contain the best of the old era. The Romantic era began to see its emergence around the late Beethoven period post 1815. The characteristics of "romantic" music saw more dissonance, longer melodies and a departure from traditional musical structure. All though Wagner wasn't known for his symphonies, his operas may be the best example of a new era in music. Composers like Brahms, Berlioz, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and my personal favorite Mahler, all show a breaking of the classical era traditions in symphonic form. With the death of Mahler and the rise of atonality and french impressionism, 1910 is the generally when the Romantic era is concluded and the 20th century music takes over.
Classical Symphony examples: Mozart's 40th, Haydn's 104th "London", Beethoven's 1st
Classical/Romantic examples: Beethoven's 9th, Brahms' 1st.
Romantic Symphony era: Berlioz "Fantastique", Franck's "D minor", Tchaikovsky's 6th, Mahler's 1st
There is plenty of debate as to which composer is best identified with each era and the individual symphonies may have their own placement on each side of the eras. Beethoven is the best example because his music shows clear development toward romanticism. While Beethoven's sound can be found in all his music, the difference between his early and late works seem to completely fill in any gap that could exists between Classical and Romantic.
More specifically, in the romantic era, the roll of music patronage started to become more privatized rather than royal courts of the state having a such a heavy influence over composers with their patronage. More experimenting mean new ideas being attempted particularly with instrumentation. Brass instruments now began to play melodies. The dynamics of the orchestra grew with louder louds, and softer softs. While romantic era doesn't actually translate to the the music containing more "love," passion is now a central motivation in the composition of new music in that era.
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What was the genre of composition for the music symphony No 5 in C minor?
It was a romantic song back when it was made.
What were the major instrumental forms of the romantic and classical periods?
symphony, concerto, sonata
Modern symphony orchestras usually play music written in which periods?
classical and romantic
What is classical and what is romantic in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
1. The forms in movements 1, 2, and 4: the first movement is in sonata form, the second is a theme and variations, and the fourth is again in sonata form. The Symphony is clearly Romantic in style and has a Romantic theme. The form in the third movement is scherzo-trio, which is a Romantic innovation derived from the minuet-trio that is commonly associated with the Classical period. Also, there are sudden changes in tempo and mood within each movement. I would not call this a Classical symphony. It sounds too far different than one by Haydn or Mozart.
How the unique characteristics of Beethoven's 5th symphony helped to move musical styles from classical era to the romantic era?
Romantic. The answer given doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the Symphony's complexity. It is both Classical and Romantic. It maintains some of the Classical disciplines that dictate how one may compose a symphony, but it also abandons some of these disciplines and pushes the boundaries greatly on the Classical Style and intent so that Beethoven is better able to express his innermost feelings.
What genre is Beethoven's 2nd symphony?
Late Classical/Early Romantic
What was the genre of composition for the music symphony No 5 in C minor?
It was a romantic song back when it was made.
What were the major instrumental forms of the romantic and classical periods?
symphony, concerto, sonata
Modern symphony orchestras usually play music written in which periods?
classical and romantic
What is classical and what is romantic in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
1. The forms in movements 1, 2, and 4: the first movement is in sonata form, the second is a theme and variations, and the fourth is again in sonata form. The Symphony is clearly Romantic in style and has a Romantic theme. The form in the third movement is scherzo-trio, which is a Romantic innovation derived from the minuet-trio that is commonly associated with the Classical period. Also, there are sudden changes in tempo and mood within each movement. I would not call this a Classical symphony. It sounds too far different than one by Haydn or Mozart.
How the unique characteristics of Beethoven's 5th symphony helped to move musical styles from classical era to the romantic era?
Romantic. The answer given doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the Symphony's complexity. It is both Classical and Romantic. It maintains some of the Classical disciplines that dictate how one may compose a symphony, but it also abandons some of these disciplines and pushes the boundaries greatly on the Classical Style and intent so that Beethoven is better able to express his innermost feelings.
What was romantic about the symphony fantastic?
it is a program symphony - follows a storyline has more chromatic notes than it would if it was classical phrases are longer emotional
Which classical composer wrote a famous fiftieth symphony that makes use of a four note motive?
None.However, Ludwig van Beethoven used a famous four-note motif in his Fifth Symphony. He was no longer a composer of the Classical period when he wrote this symphony, but had effected the transition to the Romantic period.
What characteristics of Beethoven's music bridge the gap between the Classical and Romantic eras?
There are many ways in which Beethoven can be seen as both a classical and romantic composer. He is seen as classical in many respects. A quote from Charles Rosen, The Classical style reads "Beethoven enlarged the limits of the classical style beyond the previous conceptions, but never changed its essential structure or abandoned it, as did the composers who followed him. In the other fundamental aspects of his musical language, as well as in the key relations within the single movement, Beethoven may be said to have remained within the classical framework,even while using it in radical and original ways" His symphony no 6, Pastoral, is one of the main pieces that bridges many of the gaps between the classical and romantic era. It is classical in that it is rooted in a tonic-dominant relationship, and includes fugue, cannon and theme and variation. However it can be seen as romantic in that it takes a lot of influence from natural and the natural world. Beethoven was coached and definitely influenced by Haydn, a renowned nature lover for a year. In the Classical period, music did not tend to pertain to this type of influence. The Pastoral symphony however is based largely around nature. It is also programmatic, a distinctive element of romantic writing. By 1808, the time of the pastoral symphony, the romantic movement in poetry was in full swing. Instead of the standard classical 4 movements, the pastoral has 5. The 9th symphony seems to be the main piece of writing that crosses the bridge between the classical and romantic periods, and is seen as the missing link bringing the classical period fully to an end.
How is the romantic orchestra different of classical era?
In short, it was a larger group.
What style was Three Movements for Orchestra Symphony No. 1 written in?
Mozart and Hayden, he eventually lead to the development of the Romantic Classical style away from them and broke the rules
Why Beethoven composed classic music?
Beethoven only composed very few pieces in a "classical tone", primarily his first symphony. He was taught by Haydn, a classical composer, so it would make sense for Beethoven to start off by composing a classical piece. Later on in his life though, he composed very Romantic style music. His second symphony, Eroica, was a key example of the romantic era.
