Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Romanticism

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/hum_303/romanticism.html

This article by Paul Brians at Washington State University discusses the origins of Romanticism in European culture.

The Music of the Romantic Era

http://cnx.org/content/m11606/latest/

This site provides an introduction to the background, development and influence of the music of the Romantic Era.

Romantic Chronology

http://www.english.ucsb.edu:591/rchrono/

Romantic Chronology provides a useful series of grids collating important cultural, social and political events for each historical phase in the period.

Using the websites provided above, answer the following questions.

1			Why has Romanticism had such an extensive influence on art and culture?
2			How was an interest in folklore reflected in the early Romantic movement?
3			How was the artistic interpretation of religion in the Romantic period a departure from traditional religious art?
4			What was the main difference between music of the Classical and Romantic periods?