Famous Romantic composers include Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, and Verdi – to name but a few! The Romantic era is known for its intense energy and passion. The rigid forms of classical music gave way ...

In the Romantic period, composers further developed sonata form. Instead of modulating to the dominant, composers would choose keys which were less related). Sections were much longer in the ...

Composers added chromatic notes to their chords and melodies to make their music more expressive. In the slow movement of Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the opening flute melody ...