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1The end of the 8th century 65438+the beginning of the 9th century is an important turning point in western history. Affected by social changes, people's growing disappointment and pessimism need a way and method to vent, which is manifested in the worship of subjective feelings, love of nature and fantasy of the future in art. First, German and Austrian writers hold high the banner of anti-classicism and play the banner of "romanticism". Under the influence of literary trend of thought, romantic style began to appear in music. After Weber and Schubert, romantic music began to develop in the medium term. Among them, three representatives, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Chopin, have formed a rigorous and lyrical romantic lyric tradition in opera, art songs, piano sketches and even performance characteristics. It enriches the achievements of romantic music and makes great contributions to romantic music.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809- 1847)

German composer and pianist Mendelssohn is as lucky as his name "Felix" (Felix means "lucky"). Although his life is short, he has never been troubled by any economic problems. His smooth growth benefits from a family rich in economy, spirit, culture and music. As a child, Mendelssohn was familiar with music, painting and linguistics, but the most talented aspect was music. At the age of 20, he began to travel to important cultural cities at home and abroad to provide materials for his creation. Many of his works are based on impressions gained during his travels. Mendelssohn's works are smooth and relaxed, such as the melody of songs, fantastic images and brilliant banter, all of which reveal his extraordinary romantic music color. Mendelssohn's piano music is skillful and natural, without much intensity and ostentation. The most popular work is his 48 piano ditties called Songs Without Words. Among them, there are many exotic romantic songs, such as spinning songs and lullabies, the most famous of which is Song of Spring! It is a classic of original ecological music. The accompaniment of music runs through the arpeggios as clear as a harp from beginning to end, and the melody is moving, which shows people's mood of singing in a sunny spring. Mendelssohn also wrote a concert overture unrelated to opera. Different from the classical period, the overture he created was independent of opera or drama, and he performed on the stage of the concert alone, adopting a purely musical form and injecting a romantic style. His overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream" depicts the objective image of nature, embodies people's subjective feelings about nature, and sets a good example for the overture of romantic concerts. His most mature instrumental masterpiece, Violin Concerto in E minor, is considered as one of the greatest violin concertos in the world. This untitled music piece is delicate, soft and radiant. In the overall layout, he followed the principles of Mozart's instrumental concerto, but removed the introduction and chose the tonality in E minor, the abnormal use of speed, the personalized treatment of scherzo and so on. , showing the composer's ingenuity and romantic detachment. 1843, actively participated in the establishment of the first German Conservatory of Music: Leipzig Conservatory of Music. Mendelssohn laid an early foundation for the development of western romantic music with his personal dedication.

R. Schumann (18 10- 1856)

Robert schumann, a German composer, pianist and music critic, was a pioneer in the history of western romantic music in the first half of19th century. His life represents the trend of the times and has a strong influence on modern western music. Schumann was born in a progressive bookseller's family and loved literature since childhood, which played a very important role in his music criticism and music creation. At the age of seven, I began to learn piano and tried to compose music. The early death of his father forced him to follow his mother's wishes, stop studying music and study law instead. At the age of 20, she gave up studying law and persuaded her mother to return to Leipzig to join music. He simply stayed at Mr. Vic's house and practiced piano playing, but because he hurt his finger by practicing too hard, he turned his dream into composition. At the age of 30, regardless of the teacher's encouragement and opposition, she married the teacher's youngest daughter, pianist carrara. From then on, the creative upsurge began, from mainly creating small works such as piano music to creating acoustic music, large orchestral music, chamber music and drama music. His works include Myrtle, Walnut Tree, Poet's Love, Symphony No.2 in C Major and Gino Viva. However, due to the death of his mother, brother, sister-in-law and friends, Schumann's fragile nerves gradually declined. 1854 was admitted to hospital due to mental illness, 1856 died on July 29th at the age of 46. Schumann is a first-class music poet, and every work is full of poetic environment. He likes to draw themes and images from literature and try his best to approach music and literature. He grasped the artistic conception of music with the inspiration of poets, and sketched people's emotions with poetic imagination. His delicate and sensitive heart is always in the whirlpool of feelings, weakening day by day in the ups and downs. Only in the world he built can he achieve eternity. He has no overwhelming power, but he has rich and colorful artistic techniques. Schumann's music is a pure expression of the inner world of a humanistic intellectual. For Schumann, music is the perfect expression of the soul. From the angle of consciousness, Schumann is more aware of being a romantic than other musicians. Whether it is artistic criticism or music creation, he has become the core figure in the romantic wave.

Chopin (18 10- 1849)

Polish musician frederic chopin was born in the suburb of Warsaw. His father Nicholas is a French immigrant and loves music. His mother, Justina, is Polish. Although she is the countess's maid, she is well educated and can play the piano. Chopin, who grew up in a good environment, loved his motherland deeply, and he became attached to Poland no matter where he lived. He inherited his mother's sensitivity and imagination. At the age of 7, his excellent musical quality made his parents find him a piano teacher-Nene, aged 6 1. In five years, he gradually taught Chopin Bach and Mozart, laying a solid musical foundation for Chopin. At a young age, he began to play and compose music in public and told his father, "I can express my feelings more easily through notes." Chopin, 16 years old, entered the composition class of Warsaw Conservatory of Music according to his own wishes after many twists and turns, and received a comprehensive and formal music education under the guidance of Elsner, the president of Warsaw Conservatory of Music and a German musician. 1830 In order to make greater achievements in music, Chopin went abroad for further study at the suggestion of his family. 165438+1On October 2nd, Chopin left Warsaw with a handful of soil from his motherland and never returned to the embrace of his motherland. When he learned on the way that the uprising failed and Warsaw fell, he fell into great mental pain and indignation, and even wanted to go back to Poland to fight, but his friends stopped him. But all these strongly stimulated his spirit, leaving tragic, dramatic and contradictory power in his creation, and his works turned from emotional depth to formal skills. 1833 After the concert with Liszt, he concentrated his time on his creation and wrote a large number of works that will last forever, involving various genres of piano music: etudes, preludes, Mazzuca dances, Polonaise dances, serenades, waltzes and so on. Among them, "Mazzuca" and "Polonaise" have strong Polish local flavor and the strongest national spirit. Mazzuca's style comes directly from the traditional Polish country dance music, and he sings boldly and enthusiastically. The latter was originally a grand ritual queue dance in aristocratic life, and then transplanted into piano music. Chopin's nocturne is full of beautiful melody and romantic emotion, lyrical and personalized. In the early stage of his nocturne, he was deeply influenced by Irish musician Field, and in the later stage, both form and content developed to an unprecedented level. The theme of serious sadness can accommodate profound social content, and the development of music is full of drama and singing. The themes of his Funeral March and Revolutionary Etudes are gloomy, magnificent and solemn. Chopin innovated many musical genres, making them independent piano features and endowing them with romantic temperament. He is an outstanding representative of piano playing. Influenced by Paganini, he constantly improved his piano skills to a new level. His exquisite decorative sounds, brisk transitional sentences and free speed all make the piano art poetic. He is skilled and never shows off, but he knows how to make technology serve music better. Chopin is a genius in the history of western music, and has made outstanding contributions to both music creation and playing skills.

Mendelssohn has his own unique views and reforms on the arrangement of traditional composition and the development and utilization of individual colors of musical instruments. And using his reputation in the music industry and the foundation of a good family environment, he not only did his homework for romantic music, but also publicized new people and made great contributions to music education. Schumann not only pursues the poetic mood of songs, but also pays attention to the expression of emotional and psychological state. Moreover, as a music critic, he put forward higher requirements for the social function of music works. Chopin's artistic achievement lies in his innovation in piano genre and the improvement of piano skills. His patriotic feelings have left a deep imprint on the hearts of future generations.

Romantic music period is the most fruitful period in the history of European music development, which greatly enriched and developed the fine tradition of classical music and made bold innovations. Many music treasures of this period are still deeply loved and welcomed by people. I like romantic music because they attach importance to the expression of personal subjective feelings. The author's creative inspiration comes from their emotional world. Of course, just because they don't stick to traditional forms doesn't mean they don't pay attention to forms at all. The emotions they express are not all confined to the narrow world of personal life, but all have perfect forms suitable for their music content. And their music content, far beyond the personal category, has a wide range of social and universal moral and ethical significance. Western romantic music, with its unique strong, free and unrestrained style, forms a strong contrast with the rigorous, elegant and dignified style of classical music.