MUS 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: String Quartet, Euphonium, Bassoon
Document Summary
Standard chamber ensembles: commonly written for instrument groupings. Break away from traditional conventions or rules. Drew inspiration from the realm of fantasy and the supernatural. Drew inspiration from nature: romanticism held that the musician was the supreme artist because the musician captured the unknowable in sound. Historical developments that affected music in the romantic era: 1. The changes brought about by industrial revolution, or the changes i the manufacturing processes from around 1760 to 1840, affected many aspects of life. Even more musicians had to work as freelance musicians: the. Industrial revolution continued to decrease the size and power of the aristocracy, so there were not as many wealthy patrons of music. Composers wrote primarily for the middle class: the industrial. Revolution also increased the size and prosperity of the middle class, who were buying sheet music: 2. During this time, a political movement known as nationalism occurred, where people displayed pride in their national or cultural heritage.
