Romantic Music Articles

http://www.occ.cccd.edu/~maestra/music/page28.html

Romantic Music Articles contains an on line essay which briefly outlines the relationship of politics, the economy and society on Romantic music. For more information, see Nationalism in 19^th Century Music: http://bridgetsamuels.com/music/19th_c.htm.

http://members.tripod.com/~dorakmt/music/national.html

This site provides an on line essay concerning the roots and development of nationalism in Russian music, starting with the Romantic period.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/NATMUSIC.html

The Modern History Sourcebook provides a concise discussion of Nationalism in 19^th Century music, with examples cited from artists of various European countries.

1			Who were the Russian five? What cultural and political factors inspired them?
2			What other Eastern European composers were inspired by nationalism, and, what political or cultural factors inspired them?
3			Which Western European composers could be said to have composed nationalistic music?