StudySpace: The Enjoyment of Music: Essential Listening Edition

Key Points

• The French Revolution resulted in the rise of a middle-class, or bourgeois, society.
• Romantic poets and artists abandoned traditional subjects, turning instead to the passionate and the fanciful; novels explored deep human conflicts and exotic settings and subjects.
• The Industrial Revolution spurred technical advances in musical instruments and made them more affordable.
• Educational opportunities broadened as music conservatories were established across Europe and the Americas.
• The orchestra grew in size and sound: new, improved instruments were introduced and composers demanded new levels of expression.
• Romantic composers explored nationalistic folklore and exotic subjects.
• Romantic music is characterized by memorable melodies, richly expressive harmony, and broad, expanded forms.
• The Romantic era saw the rise of the virtuoso soloist and of amateur music-making.
• Women musicians achieved an elevated status in society as performers, teachers, composers, and music patrons.

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