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Ludwig Van Beethoven
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Franz Schubert
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Felix Mendelssohn
3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847
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The Romantic Era
The romantic era was a period of music where the minimalism of the classical era seemed to wear off. The music was more emotional, dramatic and expressive, orchestras got bigger as well as pieces, and the harmonies were more complex: using some very dissonant chords -
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Frédéric François Chopin
1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849
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Franz Liszt
October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886
Liszt was of hungarian origin and gained renound for his Piano and Organ music -
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Richard Vagner
22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883 -
Symphony No.9: Beethoven
Symphony No.9 was the last symphony Beethoven wrote and, in my opinion, the culmination of all his composition skills. This piece famously ends with Ode To Joy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3217H8JppI a recording of the symphony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3217H8Jppl: a recording of the symphony
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a russian composer, most famously known for his work on music for ballets such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake -
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Edvard Grieg
15 June 1843- 4 September 1907 -
Piano Concerto (1st movement) Grieg
Grieg's piano concerto is one of Grieg's most famous pieces. It has a very famous opening which goes from the top to the bottom of the keyboard (almost). This piano concerto has also been used for comedy in an episode of Morecombe and Wise with Andre Previn
Grieg is famous for piano and vocal pieces. The piano concerto can be listened to here:
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Die meistersinger von nürnberg - Wagner
Die meisersinger von nürnberg is an opera by Richard Vagner written in German. It is Wagers only mature comedic opera.
Wagner was most famous for writing insanely long operas
