Romanticism was a period of freedom and expression. The movement started in the early 1700s and died down in the mid 1880s. It originated in Germany and England then spread to other European countries. Some of the romanticism periods' goals were to oppose rationalism and social conventions. People discovered the natural beauty of things and the natural man. People had a great interest in mystical, medieval and oriental themes. Music was a huge change during …showed first 75 words of 1167 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1167 total…a frequent story line. Also many composers were branching away from Germany and coming closer to their own countries. This was called nationalism. Works Cited: Altholz, Joshef. Victorian Britain. New York: Garland Publishing, 1988. "Clifton, Daniel." Chronicle of the 20th Century. North American ed. 1987. Fuller, Richard. "Romantic Music 1850-1900." Richard Fuller. 23rd October 2005. Richard Fuller. 31st October 2005. < http://www.rpfuller.com/gcse/music/romantic.html> Wetterau, Bruce. World History. Canada: Henry Holt, 1994.