Topic > Great composers of the Romantic music period: Chopin and...

There were two great composers of the Romantic music period. One was Frédéric Chopin and the other was Franz Liszt. They were very talented and composed great pieces that were really difficult to play. These composers also had interesting childhoods. Chopin's most heroic pieces were the Polonaise in flat major, the Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 n.2 and the Fantasie Impromptu Op.66. The Polonaise in flat major was nicknamed the heroic. Chopin composed this piece when he was thirteen as a gift for his teacher. The polonaise had a light and elegant tone. The Nocturne in E flat major was also a great masterpiece. Chopin composed this piece when he was in his early twenties. The nocturne includes a subordinate melody, which is played with rubato or, in other words, played with freedom. The Fantasie Impromptu Op.66 set is also beautiful. This song was designed for piano. It had some aspects that were very similar to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. The movements were in the same keys. Liszt was also gifted. Three of his great songs were the Liebestraum, the Hungarian Rhapsody no...