romantic period, more commonly known as Romanticism, this period expresses "freedom" and "individuality.". During the early Classical periods such as Baroque, music was made for the church and only for the church because there was no profit, or benefitAnother similarity touches the both music eras include melody and harmony. In reference to the "Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Classical Music," aspects like melody and harmony were not ruined during the Romantic period; rather they were simply expanded upon. Ludwig van Beethoven was a composer whose main notable contribution was by assisting in bridging the gap involving the two periods. His first compositions were during the classical era and were predominantly in the Classical approach, whereas his afterward compositions, for instance like the "Moonlight Sonata" were termed to be of romantic in nature hence depicting the romantic period.Romantic music characteristics depends on the type of music the person listens to or if they are talking about the era. The era had song like melodies, chromatic harmonies and discords, it had dramatic contrasts, and is classical.Romanticism was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak. Romanticism was characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical. It was partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, the aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment, and the scientific rationalization of nature all components of modernity. It was embodied most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature, but had a major impact on historiography, education, and the natural sciences. one very popular musical song from the romantic era was a song called Hungarian dance no. 5 it had a fast temp and slowed one part and went back to fast then slow then fast but quiet it was very child like song
and then it had a serious tone.
