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post-Romanticism

Music; Classical

See neoromanticism.

pre-classical

Music; Classical

Used here to designate the transition style between Baroque and Classical.

renaissance period

Music; Classical

Era in the history of Western music extending from c1400-c1600, and exemplified by the compositions of Josquin Desprez, Lasso and Palestrina.

romantic period

Music; Classical

Era in the history of Western music extending from c1825-c1910, and exemplified by the compositions of Berlioz, Chopin, Robert Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler.

Romanticism

Music; Classical

Broad term for 19th century musical style which mirrored many attributes of the movement of the same name in art and literature. Romantic composers embraced emotion over reason and the power of ...