War of the Romantics

The War of the Romantics is a term that has been used by some music historians, among others to describe some of the disagreements among musicians of the 19th century, about how musical works should go, and where music should be going. Some of the more important of these disagreements were about the nature of musical structure, about absolute versus program music, and the limits of harmony. As the "opposing camps" crystallized during the 1850s, one camp centered around Berlin and Leipzig and around, particularly, Johannes Brahms, and both Robert and Clara Schumann; the other party organized in Weimar around Franz Liszt, and in exile at the time, Richard Wagner.

Related Topics:
19th century - 1850s - Berlin - Leipzig - Johannes Brahms - Robert - Clara Schumann - Weimar - Franz Liszt - Richard Wagner

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