Romantic Era

• Franz Liszt was born


  October 22, 1811
• Franz Liszt died


  July 31, 1886
• Franz Liszt


  Greatest piano virtuoso of his time
• Franz Liszt


  • Became a court conductor for the grand duke of Weimar when he was thirty-six years old
• Liszt's Piano works


  • La Campanella (originally written by Paganini but Liszt adapted it for piano)
  • Liebestraume (Dreams of Love) (a set of 3 piano pieces Liszt wrote, with No. 3 being the most famous)
  • Un Sospiro
  • Sonata in B minor
• Robert Schumann was born


  June 8, 1810
• Robert Schumann died


  July 29, 1856
• Robert Schumann


  German composer, pianist and influential music critic
• Most of Schumann's best known piano pieces were written for his wife, Clara Schumann who is also a pianist and a composer
• Schumann's works were mostly emotional
• Schumann's Art Songs


  • Frauenliebe und Leben ("A Woman's Love and Life")
  • Dichterliebe ("A Poet's Love")
• At the age of eight, he began studying with Joseph Haydn.
• Beethoven's father taught him to play the piano and violin at an early age.
• Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770
• Hector Berlioz


  French romantic composer born on December 11, 1803
• Hector Berlioz


  • Known largely for his "Symphonie Fantastique" and the choral symphony "Romeo et Jolliette"
  • Coined the term "Choral symphony", a composition for orchestra, choir, and sometimes solo voices
  • His works and compositions showcased innovativeness and search for expression
  • Considered as one of the most original great composers and a practical musician
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikousky (Pyotr Ilyrich Chaiykowsky)


  Russian composer born on May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikousky


  • First Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally
  • Displayed an exceptional musical gift when started improvising at the piano and composing songs at an early age
  • His works include concertos, symphonies, ballets, operas and chamber music
  • Incorporated his own native folk music in his symphonic works, planting the seeds of what would later be known as the Nationalist movement
• Tchaikovsky's Famous compositions

  • Swan Lake
  • Symphony No. 6 "Pathentique"
  • The Nutcrackers
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • 1812 overtune
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Piano Concerto No. 1
• Camille Saint-Saens


  October 9, 1835 - December 16, 1921
• Camille Saint-Saens was born in Paris on October 9, 1835
• Camille Saint-Saens' music career

  1. Started at an early age

  2. Received help from his aunt

  3. Began piano lessons at age 2

  4. Composed first piano pieces at age 3
• Camille Saint-Saens as a composer

  • Creates elegant music that is neat, polished, and never excessive
• Best known music of Camille Saint-Saens


  • Carnival of the animals
  • Danse Macabre
  • Symphony no. 3
  • The Swan
• Niccolo Paganini


  1782-1840, the most famous violin virtuoso in the world
• Niccolo Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy


  October 27, 1782
• Niccolo Paganini


  • Known for his "rockstar performances"
  • Rumored to have made a deal with the devil for his amazing skills
  • Rumored to have problems with women and gambling
• Works of Niccolo Paganini

  • "La Campanella"
  • 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 (incomplete)
  • Concerto for Guitar and String Trio
  • The Carnival of Venice
• Frederic Chopin


  1810-1849, known as the "Poet of the Piano", an extraordinary composer who had a tremendous impact on other musicians
• Frederic Chopin was born in Zelazowa, Poland

  March 2, 1810
• Frederic Chopin's most well-known compositions

  • Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
  • Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No. 12 and 24
  • Preludes, Op. 28, No. 7
• Peter I


  Tchaikovsky
• Tchaikovsky


  • First Russian whose music made a lasting impression internationally
  • Composed Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty
• Tchaikovsky's famous pieces


  • 1812 overture
  • Neo classical
• The Death of Marat
• The Death of General Wolfe
• Oath of the Horatii
• He died on March 26, 1827
• Power Forward


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• Liszt's most famous compositions are his Hungarian Rhapsodies