Romanticism (1800-1900)
Philosophical Roots of Romantic Thought
EnlightenmentEmphasis on the worth of the individual“I am not like anyone I have ever met; I
even venture to believe that I am not made like anyone now alive.” – Rousseau (1765)
Romantic ArtStresses the uniqueness of the
individual
The Goal- emotional expression
Themes in Romantic Art
Love!
Themes in Romantic ArtDeath
Theodore Gericault, The Raft of the “Medusa”1818
Themes in Romantic ArtWar/patriotism
Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People (1830)
Themes in Romantic Art:Heroes
Jacques-Louis DavidNapoleon Crossing the Great Saint Bernard Pass1800
Themes in Romantic ArtReligion and the supernatural
Nightmare, Henry Fuseli
A Storm in the Rocky Mountains - Mount RosaBierstadt, 1866
Themes in Romantic ArtNature
Albert Bierstadt Rocky Mountains, 'Lander's Peak', 1863
Romanticism in musicRomantic expressiveness relies on,
frustrating, blurring, and overloading the Classic form and style.
“Voice” behind the work
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
1. Period of Imitation (1792-1801)- Classical style
2. Heroic Period (1802-1814)- Begins to go deaf- Heiligenstadt Testament- Forward struggle in the face of
adversity 3. Period of Reflection (1815-1827)
Part 1 Part 2Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
P S(T, t)
(K, k) “Fantasy”
P (T, t) S (K, k)
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I V V Modulatory
I Ii III III Modulato
ryi i
or i I I
Romantic expressiveness relies on frustration, blurring, and overloading of
Classic form and style.
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Schubert and LiederComposer and poet have = roles in
determining the emotional experience of the song
Emotion through motion. Example:“Erlkönig” (1815)
Die schöne Müllerin, 1823Song cycle- set of
songs, often unified by a story line
Romantic themes in Die schöne Müllerin:
Love and lost love
NatureDeath
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