The Romantic Composers

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A set of analytical essays presents nineteenth-century musical romanticism, beginning with a conceptual introduction and then individual studies of major composers such as Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Berlioz, and Liszt. Each essay links musical characteristics to personal temperament, surveys technical methods and historical schools, and evaluates tendencies such as realism. The author aims to guide attentive listening, to illuminate themes, development, and form, and to encourage consultation of scores and concert performances. The collection balances biographical anecdotes with technical explanation to help readers perceive and analyze musical expression.

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[30] See "Selections from Berlioz's Writings," translated by W. F. Apthorp, New York, 1879, pp. 228-261.

[31] See the summary of the program of the "Symphonie Fantastique" at p. 24.

[32] Full score, Breitkopf and Härtel edition, p. 54.

[33] See Introduction, p. 43.

[34] E. Dickinson, "The Study of the History of Music," p. 264.

[35] W. H. Hadow, "Studies in Modern Music," p. 141.

[36] Francis Hueffer, "Half a Century of Music in England," pp. 231-232.

[37] Introduction, p. 53.

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