Nineteenth-Century Music and Romanticism

Objectives

• Demonstrate knowledge of historical and cultural contexts of 19th-century music, including musical Romanticism and Nationalism.
• Aurally identify selected genres of 19th-century music and their associated expressive aims, uses, and styles.
• Aurally identify the music of selected composers of 19th-century music and their associated styles.
• Explain ways in which music and other cultural forms interact in 19th-century music in genres such as the art song, program music, opera, and musical nationalism.

Attribution

This chapter is adapted from “Nineteenth-Century Music and Romanticism” by Jeff Kluball and Elizabeth Kramer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

“Key Terms and Individuals” has been removed; “Glossary” links created; hyperlinks added to important figures mentioned in “Introduction and Historical Context”; new videos and hyperlinks added; minor text edits made; and revisions of the Listening Guides created, by Yi-Chuan Chen.