Composers of the Romantic Period

Romantic Period - During this era, there was a marked change in the status of musicians. There was an increased interest in nature and the supernatural as well as nationalism and exoticism. It also signifies the rise in program music. Famous musicians of this period are:

• Franz Schubert
• Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
• Louis-Hector Berlioz
• Felix Mendelssohn
• Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin
• Robert Schumann
• Franz Joseph Liszt
• Richard Wagner
• Giuseppe Verdi
• Clara Wieck Schumann
• Bedrich Smetana
• Johannes Brahms
• Georges Bizet
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
• Antonin Dvorák
• Ruggiero Leoncavallo
• Gustav Mahler
• Claude Debussy
• Richard Strauss
• Amy Beach