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Carl Maria von Weber writes Konzertstück
Composed for piano and orchestra, the four movements describe a medieval lady's longing for her absent knight, her agonized fears for his safety, the excitement of his impending return, and the joys of reunion and love. This musical representation of emotion and story are extremely important components of the Romantic style of music -
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The Last of the Mohicans-James Fenimore Cooper
The Last of the Mohicans is a classic novel published in 1826 as the second book to the Leatherstocking Tales series. The story took place during the French and Indian War, telling a tale about Native Americans and their tribes allying with the French or British. The novel became very popular in England and is commonly read in American classes. -
An American Dictionary of English Language- Noah Webster
Even at 70 years old, Noah Webster published one of the first dictionarys for the English langauge. This particular version contained 70,000 entries, more than the 58,000 entires of one previous dictionary. The dictionary did not sell well because it was relatively expensive and was not bound properly. -
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Liberty Leading the People, Eugene Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix, a French Romantic artist, used this painting as a political poster for the Revolution during 1830. In the image he depicts people celebrating the day that people rose and fought for their victory. It is often referred to as the first political work of modern painting. The artist was a member of the National Guard, and painted an image of himself on the left. He is holding a rifle and wearing a top hat. -
Schumann writes Carnaval, Op. 9
One of his most famous works, Carnaval latently expresses Schumann's love for two women through a collection of short piano solo pieces manifestly about a masquerade at Carnaval. -
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Violin Concerto in E Minor, Opus 64-Felix Mendelssohn
In this piece, Mendelssohn wrote that a single bassoon is to hold one note of the final chord of the first movement, leading immediately into the middle movement. This lack of pause between the first and middle movement is an important structural principle of the Romantic style. -
Liszt’s Faust Symphony
This three movement symphony is a musical portrait of the three main characters on Goethe’s Faust. This painting and expression of each character through music, and use of outside influence is representative of a Romantic-style piece. The use of Germanic folklore in the book also is representative of the influence of nationalism and individuality that was important to Romantic composers. -
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor by Tchaikovsky premieres
In addition to the length of the symphony, Tchaikovsky’s expression of contrasting emotion giving Fate musical character and the symphony being an expression of the conflicting emotion in his life is representative of the creativity and emotion behind pieces of the Romantic era, differentiating them from pieces of the Classical era.