Hector Berlioz

With the turn of the century and the rise of Romanticism, the early 19th century placed significance on exploring human relationships with greater emotional intricacy. Establishing connections with cultural values was a societal norm as they served as broad guidelines for all situations in daily life. The world saw a sophisticated array between artistic and restraint, it was the beginning for the Romantics. Jane Austen’s comedy of manners, Emma reveals the inner workings of the mind of the ‘handsome

Music Appreciation Tiffin University Jennifer Morrison August 2nd, 2015 MUS223 The age of Romanticism was from 1820 to 1910. During the long and glorious Age of Romanticism, artists of this time would approach their paintings, literature as well as their music with deep passion. The passion was so great, it was the same type of feelings that religious, social, and political partisans applied to their individual causes (Ferris & Worster, 2014, p. 175). “As newly restored kings and prelates

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff mastered musical disciplines as a composer, pianist, and conductor. He is considered one of the last great connections between nineteenth century romanticism and modern times, and was a great representative of romanticism in Russian classical music. Rachmaninoff was born the fourth child of an aristocratic family that had strong musical and military leanings in Semyonovo, Russia. His father, Vasili Arkadyevich Rachmaninoff, was a composer, and his mother, Lyubov Petrovna

Ray and Maria Stata Music Director, endowed in perpetuity In 2015-16, his second season as the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Ray and Maria Stata Music Director, Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in thirteen wide-ranging programs, three of them being repeated at Carnegie Hall in New York. This past August, Maestro Nelsons' contract as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra was extended through the 2021-22 season. In 2017 he becomes Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, in which

Romanticism is defined as ¨a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.¨ In the novel,The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain mock romanticism to show the reader the hysterical view of society and civilization from a realist perspective. The first way Twain mock romanticism is through his satirical tone. In addition, he creates a subplot with the Grangerford and Shepherdson. This feud

On Saturday, February 10th, 2018, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra performed at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The program included Aaron Copland's masterpiece, Appalachian Spring as well as The Four Seasons, written by Antonio Vivaldi. Prior to the concert at 7:30pm, Maestro David Stewart Wiley invited members of the community to attend an educational discussion about the program repertoire. He explained the emotional authority Copland is able to capture through his work, Appalachian Spring

The Romantic Era was a literary movement that swept through virtually every country in the 18th century that encompassed placing importance on the beauty of nature, passion of the imagination and human emotions. The emphasis was on self expression and individual uniqueness whereas, society should be driven by passionate emotions rather than strict confining rules and rituals. There was a great interest in the mysteries of life, intuition and the pursuit of divine revelation whereas, the spirit of

ABSRACT The thesis of this essay is to illustrate the life of Felix Mendelssohn and to expound on his accomplishments, his style of work as well as the influence his music had on the early Romantic era. Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, organist, and conductor. He wrote symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano music and chamber music. Mendelssohn was regarded as a child prodigy, just like Mozart had been before him. At six years of age Mendelssohn began taking piano lessons from

Romanticism brought about a new viewpoint on ideas and rejuvenated personal expression. People became more and more interested in imagination rather than reason. The Romantic Era dominated literature by making its mark on anything from poetry, to songs, to fiction. Emotion was expressed in every piece of work during this time period; more than ever before. The themes would convey a message of revealing one’s speculation of the subject. Romanticism was an encouraging tranformation from realism to

Larami Baggs HUM 123 Web Exploration #1, American Romanticism September 10, 2016 Section 1: The topic that I have chose is American Romanticism. When I first began reading about this topic, I was puzzled. I selected this topic in an effort to better understand what I was reading. Before I began reading about American Romanticism, I did not have much knowledge about the topic as history confuses me and I cannot remember it well. Due to the part of the reading that I understood, the question that