Romantic music came into its own at the beginning of the 19th century. Music from this era sounds almost boundless and free from any limitations of form. Much of this music is programmatic—that is, it is meant to describe something, perhaps a scene in nature or a particular feeling.
Featured composers: Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann
Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise in A Major
No. 1, "Military"
Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Scherzo
Franz Schubert
Marche Militaire
Robert Schumann
Album for the Young
The Happy Farmer
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