1. Romantic Music and Literature - Schumann and E.T.A. Hoffmann
The creation of his alter egos allowed him to express his dual personality in his music more freely. ... Both Schumann and Hoffmann, in no doubt, created a new Romantic perspective of viewing and appreciating literature and music. They both deviated from art in the Classical period where art was to be elegant, natural, simple, and always following the classical form and structure. ... Rather than Schumann's Kreisleriana being just a piece of piano music, it now holds more meaning behind it and tells a story though the complexity and structure of the music. As listeners and readers, it see...
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