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

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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