Romantic Era (1810-1890)

Beethoven

Period: 1770 to Mar 26, 1827

Berlioz

Period: Dec 1, 1803 to Mar 8, 1869

Mendelssohn

Period: Feb 3, 1809 to Nov 4, 1847

Styles and Genres

1810

Sonatas, Symphonies, Concertos (mostly piano), dramas, operas, ballets

Instrumentation

1810

large symphonies, solo instrumental pieces, orchestral instruments

Chopin

Period: Mar 1, 1810 to Oct 17, 1849

Fur Elise was Composed

Apr 27, 1810

Schumann

Period: Jun 8, 1810 to Jul 29, 1856

Liszt

Period: Oct 22, 1811 to Jul 31, 1886

Louisiana Joins the US

1812

Pride and Prejudice is Published

1813

Wagner

Period: May 22, 1813 to Feb 13, 1883

Verdi

Period: Oct 10, 1813 to Jan 27, 1901

Smetana

Period: Mar 2, 1824 to May 12, 1884

Underground Railroad Started

1831

Saint-Saens

Period: Oct 9, 1835 to Dec 16, 1921

The Alamo is Fought

1836

Tchaikovsky

Period: May 7, 1840 to Nov 6, 1893

Dvorak

Period: Jul 8, 1841 to May 1, 1904

Grieg

Period: Jun 15, 1843 to Jul 4, 1907

Rimsky-Korsakov

Period: Mar 18, 1844 to Jun 21, 1908

First Baseball Game

1846

Abraham Lincoln Nominated as President

1860

Civil War Starts

1861

Civil War Ends

1865