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Some of Tchaikovsky's most famous works are The Romeo and Juliet Overture, the opera Eugen Onegin, and the Violin Concerto . Tchaikovsky also composed the score to the well-known ballet, The Nutcracker .
- Ludwig van Beethoven. No list of Romantic-era composers would be complete without first mentioning Ludwig Van Beethoven. A transitional composer who spanned both the Classical and Romantic eras, Beethoven began by immersing himself in the Classical tradition and working within the forms and conventions of Mozart and Haydn.
- Fanny Mendelssohn. ‘Italien‘ by Fanny Mendelssohn. Due to the concerns of her family and the social expectations of women during the 19th Century, Fanny Mendelssohn found it difficult to work publicly as a composer, and many of her pieces were published under the name of her brother Felix, another Romantic composer of great significance.
- Frédéric Chopin. Frédéric Chopin – ‘Nocturne, Op 9 No 2’ All of the gorgeous, sensitive music composed by Chopin featured the piano. The instrument had emerged in the Classical period but it really came into its own as the primary keyboard instrument of the Romantic era, increasing in size to allow composers to write pieces of greater scope and dynamic range.
- Robert Schumann. Robert Schumann – ‘Liederkreis, Op 39’ Schumann was a talented pianist but was forced to focus on composition after a hand injury left him unable to play with his right hand.
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The Romantic era produced many more composers whose names and music are still familiar and popular today: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, and Wagner are perhaps the most well-known, but there are plenty of others who may also be familiar, including Strauss, Verdi, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Puccini, and Mahler.
Romantic Period Music: Composers, Characteristics & Sheet Music. By Hannah Kendall. Learn about Romantic Period music, including famous composers and pieces. The Romantic Period in music was a time of exploration, drama, and passion.
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The Romantic era of Western Classical music spanned the 19th century to the early 20th century, encompassing a variety of musical styles and techniques. Part of the broader Romanticism movement of Europe, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert are often seen as the dominant transitional figures composers from the preceding Classical era .
** Some composers lifetimes, works and innovations fall within this 85 year period, but are not stylistically nor characteristically appropriate as ‘Romantic’ literature by definition, and are post-Romantic or Impressionists. (Ex. Joplin, Ives, Ravel, Suk)
