Project Gutenberg 2021-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 593 Mason, Daniel Gregory 1873 1953 Hall, Leland 1883 1957 Hill, Edward Burlingame 1872 1960 Hill, Edward B. Saerchinger, César 1889 1971 Saerchinger, Cesar The art of music, Vol. 02 (of 14) : $b Classicism and Romanticism E-text prepared by Andrés V. Galia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org). Jude Eylander provided the music transcriptions. "The Art of Music, Vol. 02 (of 14), A Narrative History of Music" is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume, edited by Daniel Gregory Mason, focuses on the development of music during the Classicism and Romanticism periods, exploring the transformative impact of composers like Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner, and Brahms on musical language and expression. The opening of this volume provides an overview of the transition from polyphonic traditions to a new musical language characterized by melody and harmony. It describes the shift towards more expressive forms in music, particularly highlighting the importance of the symphony, sonata, and opera during this era. The text outlines how composers began to reflect personal emotions and social sentiments in their works, breaking away from previous conventions that linked music primarily to the church or aristocratic patronage. By introducing influential figures and defining historical contexts, the introduction sets the stage for a deeper exploration of music's evolution throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Musicians Music -- History and criticism ML Text Category: History - Other Category: Music 1110731 2025-07-31T09:01:12.700405 text/html 1103125 2021-07-18T17:19:22 text/html 8834240 2025-07-31T09:01:27.203347 application/epub+zip 2919322 2025-07-31T09:01:15.630388 application/epub+zip 590028 2025-07-31T09:01:14.346363 application/epub+zip 3193495 2025-07-31T09:01:36.026291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3078249 2025-07-31T09:01:25.549370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764990 2022-09-29T16:16:39.705603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1006257 2025-07-31T09:01:10.933392 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1006278 2021-07-18T17:04:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20316 2025-07-31T09:01:36.193275 application/rdf+xml 25969 2025-07-31T09:01:14.517378 image/jpeg 2253 2025-07-31T09:01:14.430372 image/jpeg 382975 2021-07-18T17:04:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 8996545 2021-07-18T17:24:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 9022744 2025-07-31T09:01:13.248373 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia