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Ludwig van Beethoven
Instrumental in moving music towards Romanticism. He is an extremely prominent figure even today! -
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E. T. A. Hoffman
German writer and composer. Is mainly known for the Nutcracker. -
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Carl Maria von Weber
Founder of German Romantic Opera. Studied with Micheal Haydn and was a important conductor. -
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Gioachino Rossini
Extremely famous composer of early 19th century Vienna. Mostly composed choral and operas. -
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Gaetano Donizetti
Prolific composer of all the genres of the romantic era. He studied under Mayr. -
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Franz Schubert
Austrian Composer. Created the artistic and dramatic Lieder genre. -
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Vincenzo Bellini
Italian Opera Composer who mainly wrote dramas. -
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Hector berlioz
French composer, conductor, writer, and innovator. Was a leading French composer in his day. -
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Mikhail Glinka
Father of Russian Music. -
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Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Female composer that was discouraged from composing. Her house was considered centre for intellectuals. -
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Felix Mendelssohn
Conservative, early romantic. Was important was a conductor that revived Bach's music. -
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Robert Schumann
Important as critic, editor, and composer. Lost his sanity at a young age. -
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Frederic Francois Chopin
Polish/French Composer. Highly influential as he invented new piano techniques.Better known know then during his life. -
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Giuseppe Verdi
Leading italian Opera Composer of the 19th Century -
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Clara Wieck Schumann
Wife of Robert Schumann. Was a virtuoso pianist. -
First Railway
Stockton to Darligton opened -
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John Struass
Viennese Composer. Called the "Waltz-king" -
Catholic Emancipation Passed in Britain
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Johannes Brahm
Hungarian violinist. Toured with Clara Schumann. -
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Camille Saint-Saens
French Composer, pianist, organist, and writer, -
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Georges Bizet
French Composer. Created a new type of serious French Opera -
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Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Extremely well known Russian Composer. Western trained, with conservative harmonic language. -
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Antonin Dvorak
The most famous of Czech composers. Lived in the US. -
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Gabriel Faure
French Composer. Head of the French Conservatory. He foreshadowed the modern style of tonality. -
Great Potato Famine
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Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau Publishes "Civil Disobedience" -
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American Civil War
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Gettysburg Address
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Invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the Telephone.