Was beethoven a romantic composer.
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Romantic period composers 1820 to 1900
This isn't the full list of every Romantic composer worth knowing. You do, however, need to know the ones shared here if you want to appreciate the Romantic Era.
Before getting into the official list, let's talk about two composers who bookend the Romantic Era.
Beethoven (1770-1827) bridges the Classical and Romantic eras.
While many works from Beethoven's early period were done in classical forms, he was an originator of the Romantic musical language that sought to use music as a more personal emotional expression. Who can hear Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and not be swept up in its energy and passion?
At the end of the Romantic Era, we see composers who are starting to reimagine and play with Classical and Romantic formulas, bringing on the Modern Era.
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) is a perfect example of this transition. His Symphony No. 2 (The Resurrection), als