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The Romantic era of Western Classical music spanned the 19th century to the early 20th century, encompassing a variety of musical styles and techniques. Part of the broader Romanticism movement of Europe, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gioachino Rossini and Franz Schubert are often seen as the dominant transitional figures composers from the preceding Classical era.
Among the reasons for historical under-representation of women composers Citron has adduced problems of access to musical education [2] and to the male hierarchy of the musical establishment (performers, conductors, impresarios etc.); [3] condescending attitudes of male reviewers, and their association of women composers with "salon music ...
She championed the works of her husband and other contemporaries such as Brahms, Chopin and Mendelssohn. [65] Clara and Robert Schumann, illustration from Famous Composers and their Works, 1906. The Schumanns were admirers of Chopin, especially of his Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", and she played the piece herself. When she was 14 and ...
Fanny Mendelssohn [a] (14 November 1805 – 14 May 1847) was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era who was known as Fanny Hensel after her marriage. Her compositions include a string quartet, a piano trio , a piano quartet , an orchestral overture, four cantatas , more than 125 pieces for the piano and over 250 lieder , most ...
For a list of women composers sorted by year of birth, see List of women composers by birth date. A. Els Aarne (1917–1995) Mary Anne à Beckett (1817 ...
[4] [5] Despite their substantial contributions from the medieval period to the present day, women composers are under-represented in the commonly performed classical music repertoire, music history textbooks, and music encyclopedias. For example, in the Concise Oxford History of Music, one of the only female composers mentioned is Clara Schumann.
Chronological lists of classical composers; List of classical music composers by era; List of medieval composers; List of Renaissance composers; List of Baroque composers; List of Classical-era composers; List of Romantic composers; List of modernist composers; List of 20th-century classical composers; List of minimalist composers; List of ...
This is a list of classical music composers by era. [1] [2] [3] [4] With the exception of the overview, the Modernist era has been combined with the Postmodern ...