Starting as a literary movement in Germany in the late 18th century. Later spreading to other European countries. A period special for its greater freedom of form and design, more powerful expression of emotion and feelings​

      An era starting from 1820 the romantic period composers tried to move from the restrictions of the classical period, as they rebelled against the formal restraint of it. Composer of this period relied on expressing their emotions as it became very important during this era. In addition to nationalism, meaning some musicians utilized their compositions in order to celebrate their country and express their pride. 

     More instruments were used in this time, such as the piano (of course), woodwinds, percussions, brass, and strings due to the expansion of the orchestra. The percussion section also expanded, as they used always use the timpani, but later they began to develop and grow so they started using instruments such as the organ harpsichord, bass drums, gongs, cymbals, bells, chimes, etc. These percussion instruments added to the variety and inventions that characterized the romantic period.

     The romantic period consisted of more longer melodies than the classical period, and it elaborated on the harmonic progression as they increased. And new structure were formed during this era such as rhapsody, nocturne, and song cycle. Also, there was a bigger range of dynamic, as the increasing size of orchestras and the wider range of instruments available made it possible to explore extreme dynamics. Composers called for very soft and very loud playing, along with long gradual increasing (crescendo) and decreasing (diminuendo) dynamics.

     Some of the famous composers of that time are: Franz Schubert ,Robert Schumann , Fryderyk Chopin, and even Felix Mendelssohn.

     

     

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