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    Liszt was not only the greatest piano virtuoso of his time but also a composer of enormous originality and a principal figure in the Romantic Movement. As a composer he radically extended the technique of piano writing, giving the instrument not only brilliance but also a full and rich, almost orchestral sound. Most of his compositions bear titles and are representations of some natural scene, poetic idea, work of literature or art. Liszt extended the harmonic language of his time, even in his earlier

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    Professor’s Name Course Date Classical vs. Romantic Periods: Musical Composition Often times, we hear about different periods in music without any idea how they differ, or how they are similar. This essay aims at showing the differences and similarities between the Classical and the Romantic Periods concerning musical composition, style structure, and content. An unknown author of Music of Yesterday points out a clear understanding of the classical and the romantic periods. He or she argues that "the term

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    Woman Writers of the Romantic Period Romanticism (also called Romantic Era or Romantic period) was a complex artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and developed in reaction to the Industrial Revolution. In part, it was a movement against various social and political norms and ideas of the Age of Enlightenment. It strongly influenced the visual arts, music, and literature, but it had impact on education and natural history

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    place in every literature no matter the time period. The world that we live in is complex and often times, love and reason do not exist interconnect, however, literature acts as the glue in bringing these two elements together. Authors sometimes use the concept of love as a subject for their work, rationally, and carefully using it as a tool in their writing. In this essay, works by different authors during the Romantic, Realist, and Modernist period will be used to exhibit some of the forms of love

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    Beethoven was conceived in the late Classical time and essentially began the Romantic period. Beethoven would compose clear subjects however create them a great deal more completely than Mozart and utilized extremely complex syncopation and counterpoint in the advancement of his topics. Beethoven likewise utilized more liquid rhythms and more prominent element differentiate in his music that is normal for the Romantic period. In the event that I needed to compress Mozart, I would utilize "crystalline

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    BEAUY AND TRUTH AND THE GRECIAN URN Dept. No: 15/PELA/031 John Keats is a romantic poet and he belongs to the Romantic Period. He was born in London and was educated at a private school at Enfield, and at the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to a surgeon. He lost interest in surgery, and the career of a poet became a bright possibility when he made the acquaintance of Leigh Hunt, the famous Radical journalist and poet. When Keats was about seventeen years old he became acquainted with Spencer,

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    there is no repetition. This is effective in expressing the Queen’s fury as the aria is an outpouring of emotions- there is no strict structure to it. This is something different that Mozart did in the classical period. It brought in the use of the through-composed form in the Romantic period. The melody is aggressive, with frequent use of staccato. It is full of large leaps and jagged movement which successfully relays the intensity and anger. Mozart also used coloratura(florid, elaborate vocal passages

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    Sonata form in the Classical period and the Romantic era gave composers a platform to encourage and indulge their curiosity. Theses composers took a form an exploited it as limitless. They introduced new elements that combined the classical and romantic era bridging them like star crossed lover’s. In this essay, my aim with this paper is to present how one of the greatest forms in music inspired genius throughout the classical era and beyond. Sonata during the Classical period meant a work in several

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    Stephanie Zavala Mrs. Krudwig English 12 3 March 2017 Understanding Lord Byron The Romantic Period was a time where life changed for so many. At the time, nations were experiencing the results of the Industrial Revolution. “England was the first nation in the world to experience the effects of the Industrial Revolution” (Henry 527). Instead of products being made by hand, they were being made now by machines. Homes of people were being used for industries. The people most affected were

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    and it developed in Germany and Britain in the early decades of the nineteenth century and progressed until mid century. The period started in 1790 and finished 1830. It can be said that this period had started with the publication of Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge and ended with the death of famous novelist Sir Walter Scott. It is clear that this period has a variety of styles, themes and also has great influence on poetry. It is not only related to poetry, but also related to

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