Ramblings
About Music
12.
Romance and Revolution
In which all colour vanishes and magic mushrooms appear: revolution, then, Beethoven – music as heroic struggle – the romantic age of tragedy and loss – celebrity musicians – showmanship – great lovers – Schumann’s contraption – the search for transcendence turns inwards – programmatic music – Mendelssohn rescues Bach from oblivion.
12.
Romance and Revolution
In which all colour vanishes and magic mushrooms appear: revolution, then, Beethoven – music as heroic struggle – the romantic age of tragedy and loss – celebrity musicians – showmanship – great lovers – Schumann’s contraption – the search for transcendence turns inwards – programmatic music – Mendelssohn rescues Bach from oblivion.
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Route Map 12: Romance and Revolution
Click on a topic for short summaries of this section and information about the walk itself. Classical music Simple harmonic design Beethoven Romance Music's raison d'etre - human or cosmic? Link to Chapter Thirteen |
Offa's Dyke: Llangollen to Llandegla
Over the moor, 9 m Walk Date: Thursday, 18th September |