Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and passionate songs took inspiration from art and literature. Famous Romantic composers include Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, and Verdi – ...

Romantic music developed directly from the classical ... For example Mendelssohn's "Hebrides Overture" was inspired by the composer's trip to the island of Staffa. As you listen to Rachmaninoff's ...

In the Romantic period, composers further developed sonata form. Instead of modulating to the dominant, composers would choose keys which were less related). Sections were much longer in the ...