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The Romantic Period was from 1820 to 1900. The main characteristics of Romantic music are a wide dynamic range, a high level of emotional expression, lyrical melodies, lots of rubato (freedom in the time), the introduction of free forms (such as nocturnes and fantasies) and dance forms (such as waltzes and mazurkas) which generally replaced sonata form. Pieces started to have descriptive titles and moods, (e.g. Autumn Song) which influenced the way they were interpreted by performers. Music sometimes also had sudden, dramatic contrasts and mood changes, especially in Beethoven's works (although he was on the border between Classical and Romantic).

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