Whittall, Arnold.

Romantic music : a concise history from Schubert to Sibelius : with 51 illustrations / Arnold Whittall. - New York : Thames and Hudson, 1987 [reprinted 1999]. - 192 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - World of art .

Includes index.

Bibliography, p. 185-187.

This is a useful introduction to Romanticism in music :how it emerged, how it was expressed both in opera and instrumental music and how Romanticism continued into the twentieth century in some composers' work.

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Music--History and criticism.--19th century
Music--History and criticism.--20th century
Romanticism in music.

ML196 / .W55 1987b

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