The Romantic period was a time period that occurred during the latter half of the 18th century in Europe. It was a time of revolt against social and political norms of the time. The music that was created was a part of this sort of revolution. There are several composers who are very well known from this time period. Among these are Franz Schubert, Franz Joseph Liszt, and Amy Beach.
Franz Schubert was a Romantic musician born on January 31st, 1797 in Himmelpfortgrund, Austria. He died on November 19th, 1828 in Vienna due to typhus. Franz Schubert was also known as the “Master of Song” because of his 600 songs that he wrote. Franz Schubert was a very good composer. He composed masses, songs, symphonies, and quartets. He is also the earliest known master of the art song. Schubert was taught by his father to play the violin, and he also learned how to play the piano and viola as well. Schubert studied keyboard playing, counterpoint, and singing with Michael Holzen. Schubert had also
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9 in C Major was written in 1828, the year of Schubert’s death. This piece is sometimes considered Schubert’s greatest work. However, this piece was never actually heard by Schubert himself, because the Viennese musicians had considered it unplayable. It first appeared in a Leipzig Gewandhaus concert in the year 1839 under direction of Felix Mendelssohn. This symphony begins with a “noble, reflective theme that reappears throughout the first movement.” This theme’s greatness, and its sense of space along with the length of the piece, earned Symphony No. 9 in C Major the nickname the “Great C Major.” Schubert is also known to have had a great love for Beethoven. He attended many of Beethoven’s concerts, including Beethoven’s premiere of his Ninth “Choral” Symphony in 1824. Schubert greatest tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven was his want to write a grand symphony that had the “breadth and profundity of his predecessor’s’ and his Symphony No. 9 was the