Harmony, History & Style
Unit 3 - Introduction to the Romantic Style
This short video will introduce you to the Romantic period in music (roughly 1800–1900), a century in which composers sought to give voice to profound emotions, individual imagination and a fascination with the natural and the supernatural. You’ll hear how harmony, form and musical colour expanded beyond Classical boundaries to create new worlds of expression — from the intimacy of a Chopin prelude to the vast soundscapes of a Wagner opera. Before diving in, take a moment to revisit two key videos from Part 2 on Classical style: Chromatic Diatonic Harmony, Mode...
