“Where words fail, music speaks. » This quote from Hans Christian Andersen is majestically proven by the composers of the Romantic period. Their style revolved around the exterior, beautifully depicting the inner workings of life. Although not as strong as the Classical period in terms of memorable composers, the music composed by the Romantics is some of the most vibrant and eccentric works of art known to man. From Berlioz to Chopin to Brahms, these are just a few of the great Romantics we'll discuss briefly, but first we need to uncover the basics of the musical worldview that inhabited the minds of these men. Beethoven (1770-1827) introduced the Classical period earlier at its peak, but he also single-handedly brought it to its conclusion and stimulated the Romantic period. The classical period of intellectual and rational music faded away, with Beethoven's reason, to concentrate solely on the expression of emotions and feelings through large formal structures like symphonies, sonatas, quartets strings and concertos. Like Beethoven, nature worship, or pantheism, was adapted by many Romantic composers. Thus, the very soul of romantic music generally revolves around the great forces of the natural cosmos. If one were to neglect Beethoven who had the greatest influence on the Romantics, then one would arrive at Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), who is considered even more of an innovator than Mr. Beethoven himself. Berlioz became famous not because he changed the rules, but because he completely ignored them. He dissected every aspect of music according to his microscopic thinking. If he felt like an element of music helped him express his soul's desire, then he kept it, otherwise he would break it completely...... middle of paper...... the romantic period pushed music into the modern period, but there is one astonishing observation that is obvious to everyone: it is the quality of the music. The pantheistic worldview that dominated this period during the rise of Darwinism led people to think that what was good and beautiful was what they perceived to be good and beautiful. Melody and rhythm began to be ignored, sensuality and bestiality became the center of expression and has been ever since. Berlioz, Schumann and Brahms are the last of the greatest composers and even in their music the declination of a divine vision of the world and a supernatural creator is evident. Music has reached and will probably never reach its peak again, which is why we must cherish and preserve the past, because you never know, one day we might wake up to find that we have completely forgotten what is beautiful and pure.Books, Internet