Liszt at the piano

The Romantic Period

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    Francisco de Goya

    Francisco de Goya fue uno de los más grandes artistas de la historia. Siempre innovador, consiguió adelantarse a todos y cada uno de los movimientos pictóricos que aparecieron en Europa, desde el romanticismo al surrealismo, pasando por el impresionismo y el expresionismo.
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    Europe was in crisis with respect to the previous regime due to the revolution that had occurred in France. In addition, Napoleon had failed in his projects and the town was constantly changing monarchs that gave it a very worrying social stability.
  • development of piano music

    development of piano music
    This instrument was created in the 18th century and, therefore, played an important role in musical classicism. But in romanticism all its expressive possibilities were explored and its use became popular. Likewise, the orchestra was expanded, as new instruments such as the contrabassoon, the English horn, the tuba and the saxophone were created and added.
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    Lied

    is a term used in the history of classical music to refer to a short lyrical song whose lyrics are a poem set to music and written for solo voice and accompaniment, usually piano. This form is characterized by brevity, the renunciation of bel canto virtuosity, the close relationship with the poem and the strong influence of the German popular song or Volkslied. It is a typical musical form of the Germanic countries and typical of romanticism.
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    Reign of Jose Bonaparte

    His proclamation as monarch in June 1808 was due to the designation by his brother Emperor Napoleon, who in turn, the previous month, had obtained the transfer of the rights of the Spanish Crown from Carlos IV, the day before to be returned by Ferdinand VII to his father in Bayonne.
  • Uprising against French troops

    Uprising against French troops
    The May 2, 1808 uprising in Madrid was a spontaneous popular rebellion against the French occupation of Spain that sought to stop the transfer to France of the Spanish royal family.
  • Liberty Leading the People – Eugène Delacroix

    Liberty Leading the People – Eugène Delacroix
    Liberty leading the people is a painting by Eugène Delacroix in 1830 and preserved in the Louvre Museum in Paris and one of the most famous in history.
  • the revolutions of 1848

    the revolutions of 1848
    It is considered that the period of validity of Romanticism -we had not said it- elapses from the second half of the s. XVIII until the revolutions of 1848 and the movement originated in countries with the weakest classical tradition: Germany and England.