The Romantic Era

• What was the time span of the Romantic Era?

  1810 - 1910
• Who were the main composers of the Romantic Era?

  Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Brahms
• What were the main types of music in the Romantic Era?

  Opera

  Chamber Music

  Symhonic Poem

  Programmatic Works
• What were the main features of music in the Romantic Era?

  Leitmotifs

  Increased variation of dynamics

  Chromaticism

  Added chords

  Pentatonic and modal ideas

  Further expansion of the orchestra

  Richer harmonies