Timeline: The Romantic Period (1810s-1890)

Period: 1760 to 1842

Cherubini
Period: 1770 to 1827

Beethoven
Period: 1776 to 1822

Hoffmann
Period: 1786 to 1826

Weber
Period: 1786 to 1826

Weber
Period: 1792 to 1868

Rossini
Period: 1792 to 1868

Rossini
Period: 1797 to 1848

Donizetti
Period: 1797 to 1838

Schubert
Period: 1797 to 1848

Donizetti
Period: 1801 to 1835

Bellini
Period: 1801 to 1835

Bellini
Period: 1803 to 1869

Berlioz
Period: 1805 to 1847

Fanny Mendelssohn
Period: 1809 to 1847

Felix Mendelssohn
1810

Styles of the romantic era (in description)

Character pieces
Lied
Synphonic music
Program music
Opera
Singspeile
Synphonies

Mazurka
Concertos
Sonata
Opera seria (serious opera)
Opera buffa (comic opera)
Part songs (unaccompanied secular songs in 3 or 4 parts)
The oratorio
The Mass
The Requiem Mass
Period: 1810 to 1890

The Romantic Period (1810s-1890)
Period: 1810 to 1856

Robert Schumann
Period: 1810 to 1849

Chopin
Period: 1811 to 1886

Franz Liszt
1812

War of 1812 starts and ends
Period: 1813 to 1901

Verdi
Period: 1813 to 1883

Wagner
1815

Erlkönig by Schubert

important work
Period: 1819 to 1896

Clara Schumann
Period: 1819 to 1880

Offenbach
1821

Der Freischütz (The Free shooter or Magic Bullet) by Weber
1824

Mexico becomes a republic
Period: 1824 to 1884

Smetana
1826

world's first photograph.
Period: 1826 to 1864

Foster
Period: 1829 to 1869

Gottschalk
1831

Norma by Bellini
1833

Mazurka in B-flat minor, Opus 24, No. 4 by Chopin
Period: 1833 to 1897

Brahms
1837

Victoria becomes queen of Great Britain
Period: 1838 to 1875

Bizet
1840

Lower and Upper Canada united.
1841

Symphony #4 in Dm op.120 by Schumann
Period: 1841 to 1904

Dvorak
1842

The New York Philharmonic was founded
1842

first anesthetic
Period: 1843 to 1907

Grieg
1849

California gold rush begins.
1851

Rigoletto by Verdi
1854

Le banjo: Fantasie grotesque by Gottschalk
1854

Variations in E-flat on an Original Theme Woo.24 by Schumann
Period: 1857 to 1934

Elgar
Period: 1860 to 1909

Albéniz
Period: 1860 to 1941

Paderewski
1861

civil war starts
Period: 1862 to 1934

Delius
1863

The Bartered Bride by Smetana

important work
1865

civil war ends
Period: 1865 to 1957

Sibelius
Period: 1867 to 1916

Granados
1871

Germany is unified
1874

Má vlast by Smetana

important work
1874

The Moldau by Smetana
1876

Peer Gynt by Grieg
Period: 1876 to 1946

Falla
1883

Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 by Brahms
1899

Finlandia by Sibelius

Cherubini

Beethoven

Hoffmann

Weber

Weber

Rossini

Rossini

Donizetti

Schubert

Donizetti

Bellini

Bellini

Berlioz

Fanny Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn

Styles of the romantic era (in description)

The Romantic Period (1810s-1890)

Robert Schumann

Chopin

Franz Liszt

War of 1812 starts and ends

Verdi

Wagner

Erlkönig by Schubert

Clara Schumann

Offenbach

Der Freischütz (The Free shooter or Magic Bullet) by Weber

Mexico becomes a republic

Smetana

world's first photograph.

Foster

Gottschalk

Norma by Bellini

Mazurka in B-flat minor, Opus 24, No. 4 by Chopin

Brahms

Victoria becomes queen of Great Britain

Bizet

Lower and Upper Canada united.

Symphony #4 in Dm op.120 by Schumann

Dvorak

The New York Philharmonic was founded

first anesthetic

Grieg

California gold rush begins.

Rigoletto by Verdi

Le banjo: Fantasie grotesque by Gottschalk

Variations in E-flat on an Original Theme Woo.24 by Schumann

Elgar

Albéniz

Paderewski

civil war starts

Delius

The Bartered Bride by Smetana

civil war ends

Sibelius

Granados

Germany is unified

Má vlast by Smetana

The Moldau by Smetana

Peer Gynt by Grieg

Falla

Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 by Brahms

Finlandia by Sibelius