Romantic movement
Dr. George Boeree best describes the Romantic Movement in the following, " Reason and the evidence of our senses were important no doubt but they mean nothing to us unless they touch our needs, our feelings, our emotions. Only then do they acquire meaning. This 'meaning' is what the Romantic Movement is all about."There were many changes that made this movement. The Romantics turned to the poet before the scientist to harbor their convictions. They found that Science was too narrow-minded, and held no room for emotion or feelings. In England, there was a resurgence into Shakespearean drama, and numerous techniques and styles such as Sturm and Drang, a style of writing in Germany, and in art the title sublime to describe the power of natural disasters that developed in the Romantic period. The perception that the Enlightenment was destroying the natural human soul and substituting it with the mechanical, artificial heart was becoming prevalent across Europe. Also another thought that was at the wake of romanticism were the words of the French revolution emphasizing liberty, freedom, and individua
lity as well as the need in England to escape what the industrial revolution was doing to the country. Lastly the man who is considered the one to bring Romanticism to music is Ludwig van Beethoven. Though others such as Schubert, Chopin, Verde, and Berlioz were certainly givers to romanticism in music Beethoven introduced many aspects that made Romantic music what was. Beethoven's musical style introduced the idea of lengthening movements, and creating a much wider variety of emotions into the music. He also brought with him varied rhythms as well as a wider range of dynamics. Beethoven's compositions are often divided into three stages early, middle, and late. One piece written in the Ninth symphony composed in 1824. This piece although sometimes dark bursts with energy, and brings to light all the freedom of expression, thought, and emotion meant for the Romantic period. (www.erosinstitute.com/music/Beethoven.html) Romanticism was a time when mankind restructured his outlook on life enabling him to reach far greater heights of intellectual and emotional awareness. "In the process of doing
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