Artistic Expression in 18th and 19th Century America

American art performance in the 18th and 19th centuries The first settlers of the New World faced unpredictable difficulties. Virginia's colonists have experienced difficulties in learning to live, not to mention protecting themselves from local attacks. Famine has proved to be a problem in conquering all new colonies. New England has a climate suitable for the prevention of illness, but it is contradictory to local tribes. New England Puritans are very strict, especially in terms of individual indulgences, including art.

From the late eighteenth century until the middle of the nineteenth century, movement of European art, literature, and knowledge. It represents a departure from a classic view of music and art to a more expressive model. It highlights passion, expression and exotic setting and dramatic behavior; responds to neoclassical rationalism. The romantic era emphasizes bold heroes, individuals, imagination, and irrationality.

Romantic music began from the late 18th century to the early 19th century, the era of Western classical music. It is related to Romanticism, Western art and literary movement that appeared in the second half of the 18th century, especially romantic music dominated German romantic movement. In a romantic era, music has become clearer and programmed, dealing with the literary, artistic and philosophical themes of the time. The famous early romantic composer includes Beethoven (works over this period and previous classical period), Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Bellini and Berlioz. In the latter half of the 19th century, the orchestra size and the dynamic range and diversity of instruments used by the orchestra dramatically increased. Also, public concerts became an important part of the city's middle-class society, concerts were mainly paid by aristocrats, made for nobles compared to the previous period.

The contrast between the need to express emotions and the desirability of observing artistic rules can be traced back to, for example, Athens' great playwright (Aeschylus and Sophocles), but the romantic movements are in the 18th century From the latter half to the beginning of the 19th century you can go back. The distinguishing features of the Romantic movement are the superiority of individual collective judgment, "the ability to reform human nature and the fundamental advantage of progress", the natural and "organic" virtue superiority of social artificial building It is sexual. The scope and meaning of literature are still hot topics.Of course, what we call romanticism can be found even by Dr. Johnson's poet, such as Cooper and smart, but romanticism. The first wonderful piece was the lyrical song of Black's 1790s and Wordsworth and Coleridge (1798).