The Romantic musical period
Romantic music was characterized by emotional and dramatic elements, and mirrored the trends of Romantic poetry and literature. Composers found inspiration in non-musical sources such as nature, mysticism, and the fine arts. Musically, chromaticism increased in usage and there was an attempt to evolve the traditional forms of the Classical era.
The Industrial Revolution had a substantial impact on music at the time; improvements in the manufacturing of valves and keys, meant that many brass and woodwind instruments were more efficient and reliable. The Industrial Revolution also brought in a blossoming middle class, which created a new market for composers. Hitherto, composers primarily wrote music to be consumed by the families of aristocratic patrons, but now the Romantic composers began composing for paying customers at public concerts and festivals.
Along with Beethoven, other early Romantic composers included Hector Berlioz, Frédéric Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn, Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, Niccolò Paganini, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, and Carl Maria von Weber. In the late Romantic period composers like Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Franz Liszt, and Antonín Dvorák also contributed.
Composers of the Romantic musical period
Austria

Ion Ivanovici
(1845-1902)Ion Ivanovici was a Romanian military band leader and composer, was born in Timișoara, Austrian Empire ...
France

Georges Bizet
(1838-1875)Georges Bizet was a French composer from the Romantic era ...

Léo Delibes
(1836-1891)The French composer Léo Delibes specialised in composing operas and ballets ...

Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835–1921)The French composer Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) was active during the Romantic musical era ...
Germany

Johannes Brahms
(1833-1897)Johannes Brahms active as a Romantic period German composer, pianist and conductor ...

Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)The German composer, Robert Schumann, is widely regarded as a fine example of a Romantic composer from the 19th century ...

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and is regarded as one of the greatest composers of European music ...
Italy

Fernando Carulli
(1770-1841)Fernando (a ...
Spain

Francisco Tárrega
(1852-1909)Francisco Tárrega is often referred to as the "Father of the classical guitar" due to his contributions of self-penned compositions and arrangements of music by other composers ...