The Romantic Age of Music (1830-1900)
Don't worry - the "Romantic Age" of music was not a time when all the music was about kissing!
Instead, it was a time when composers turned away from the forms and structure of the Classical Age, and began to experiment with ways to express emotion through music.
The orchestra became even bigger, with a greater variety of instruments. This gave composers even more sounds and tonal colours with which to express their ideas.
Technology was changing music, too. In 1877 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. Until this time music could only be enjoyed "live" - anyone who wanted to hear a song would either have to sing it themselves, or be with someone else who was singing it. The phonograph was the first invention that made it possible to record sound and play it back again later.
Frederic Chopin
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Franz Liszt
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Claude Debussy
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To find out more about this composer, listen to the podcast here:
Can you answer the questions in the short quiz at the bottom of the podcast page? Write your score on your
project page.
Click on the video links below to explore the phonograph and music from the Romantic Age of music:
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