Nocturne

What is the Romantic music period? The Romantic music is the period of Western Classical music that began in the late 18th to early 19th century. It is related to Romanticism, the European literary and artistic movement that came to be in the second half of the 18th century. The Romantic music in particular was extremely significant in the Romantic movement in Germany. In the Romantic period music became more emotional and deeply expressive. we'll known early Romantic composers include Beethoven

Chopin composed music primarily for the piano, but, like Poe, gravitated towards shorter pieces such as mazurkas, nocturnes, etudes, and preludes—though he did write a few sonatas and concertos. Chopin’s expression in music was founded on Romanticist ideals with the same subtlety of Poe. He never wrote a confusing motif. Instead, he used simplistic melodies, but dramatized

The standardization that occurred during the classical period was tested and pushed to its limits, because each composer had his own, subjective approach. consequently, free form styles such as nocturnes, rhapsodies and preludes became popular. A prime example of this is Frederick Chopin. He incorporated elements of folk music in his Mazurkas, although they are meant for the concert hall. Musicians became free from nobility as musicians could now

which mirrors the waves and coasts of Scotland. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky gained his fame as the most well-known Russian composer through his ballets, such as Swan Lake and the Nutcracker Suite. Frédéric Chopin had many different famous pieces with Nocturne No. 9 and Scherzo for piano No. 2 in B flat minor gaining a place above the rest. His music left him as one of the most significant Romantic composers. Finally yet

What makes you think of the Romantic Period in music? The music period deemed the “Romantic Period” was brought into place by the major social and political stresses following the French Revolution, having the outcome of trends worldwide. The Romantic Period itself, outside of music, was a dramatic movement that was caused by rebelling everything that the Classical Period held as far as standards in music, art, and societal living. This rebellion against the cultural norm caused differing standpoints

Victorian Art There are different kinds of Victorian art such as, Victorian sentimentality, reassuring and even Victorian nudity which lead to some controversy back then, it was even the most controversial art out there since it raised some concerns about sexuality, censorship and desire. The sentimental artwork, on the other hand, is an art genre that is slandered and a misunderstood circumstance. It is believed to be because of what was included in the sentimental art piece, the art genre usually

Frédéric Francois Chopin was born on March 1, 1810, at Zelazowa Wola, Poland. His father was Nicholas Chopin. His mother was Justyna Krzyzanowska. Frédéric had three siblings: Louise, Isabella, and Emilia. He was the only boy in the family, and the second oldest after Louise. Until the age of thirteen, Frédéric studied at home under his father’s supervision. Beginning in the autumn of 1823, his formal education began at the Warsaw Lyceum. He passed the fourth and fifth grade exams when he

Whenever a performer faces a piano on stage, a battle between David and Goliath ensues, but when that performer is me, everyone listening expects David to overcome all odds and win. While the audience expects my performance to run like a set of perfectly-oiled gears, a small defect in the millions of pieces and parts that make up a performance--piano, distractions, lighting, piano bench, audience, and more--could cause absolute disaster. As I walked onto a brightly lit stage five years ago for my

movement begins with slow bell-like chords played by the piano and is followed by a Russian melody. It is written in the Sonata Allegro Form and so is divided into the Exposition, Development and Recapitulation. The second movement is slower and nocturne-like. It follows the Ternary Form (ABA) and includes a coda. The final movement (I’m not sure whether

piece too, was short and lasted around 10 minutes. It was not very fast but it has a lot of plucking. The performer’s hands were going up and down the harp very fast and she looked overwhelmed. The next piece was more lullaby sounding. It is called Nocturne in Eb Major by Mikhail Glinka. It had interesting harmonies and very modern sounding. It had many crescendos and ascended and descended a lot with a medium tempo which is what I really like about it. The last solo piece is a Russian culture piece