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Jacques Offenbach
Known for his operettes -
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Frédéric Chopin
Poet of the piano -
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Robert Schumann
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War of 1812
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Romanticism
Evidence of romantic aesthetics appeared in print describing Beethoven -
Beethoven called a genius by Hoffman
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Richard Wagner
One of the most influential musicians in the 19th century -
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Giuseppe Verdi
Most important Italian Composer in mid 19th Century -
Erlkönig
Inspired by the legend that whoever is touched by the king of the elves must die -
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Johannes Brahms
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Georges Bizet
Blended styles into opéra comique with Carmen -
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composed several works that are still famous like "Sleeping Beauty" and "Swan Lake" -
Classicism and Romanticism
Classicism and Romanticism seen as distinct historical periods -
Die Walküre
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Clara Wieck
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Giacomo Puccini
Wrote a lot of the last Italian operas that used bel canto -
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Gustav Mahler
Most known as a conductor and secondly as a composer -
Messa da Requiem
Brought back some of the musical material and text used earlier -
Carmen
Written by Bizet. A blend of styles