Post-romantic Era

The post-romantic era in music, spanning roughly from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, is characterized by an extension of the expressive intensity and emotional depth of the Romantic period, often infused with elements of early modernism. Composers from this era, such as Puccini and Vaughan Williams, crafted expansive, lush orchestrations, weaving in rich harmonies and complex textures. This period saw the rise of nationalistic themes, evident in the works of artists like Balakirev and Alfvén, who drew inspiration from their respective folk traditions. Additionally, the era embraced cross-cultural influences and innovative structures, as seen in the ragtime rhythms of Scott Joplin and the evocative, cinematic pieces of Albert Ketèlbey. Overall, the post-romantic era is a bridge between the passionate expressiveness of the Romantic era and the novel explorations of the 20th century.

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Albert Ketèlbey
Albert Roussel
Alberto Nepomuceno
Albéric Magnard
Alexander Glazunov
Alfred Hill
Amy Beach
Arnold Schoenberg
Charles Ives
Charles Koechlin
Claude Debussy
Cyril Scott
César Cui
Eduardo di Capua
Enrique Granados
Erik Satie
Eyvind Alnæs
Ferruccio Busoni
Florent Schmitt
Francesco Cilea
Frank Bridge
Franz Lehár
Franz Schreker
Frederick Delius
Fritz Kreisler
Gabriel Fauré
George Whitefield Chadwick
Giacomo Puccini
Granville Bantock
Gustav Holst
Gustav Mahler
Gustave Charpentier
Hans Pfitzner
Henry Hadley
Horatio Parker
Hugo Alfvén
Jean Sibelius
John Ireland
Josef Suk
Joseph Canteloube
José Vianna da Motta
Jules Massenet
Julius Fučík
Leoš Janáček
Louis Glass
Ludolf Nielsen
Ludwig Minkus
Manuel de Falla
Maurice Ravel
Max Reger
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Mily Balakirev
Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych
Mykola Lysenko
Otto Olsson
Ottorino Respighi
Paul Dukas
Pietro Mascagni
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Reynaldo Hahn
Richard Strauss
Rubin Goldmark
Scott Joplin
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Sergei Lyapunov
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Teresa Carreño
Tor Aulin
Umberto Giordano
Victor Herbert
Vittorio Monti
Walter Braunfels
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Zygmunt Stojowski
Émile Waldteufel
Claude Debussy
Erik Satie
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Gabriel Fauré
Giacomo Puccini
Maurice Ravel
Gustav Mahler
Jean Sibelius
Gustav Holst
Richard Strauss
Ottorino Respighi
Jules Massenet
Pietro Mascagni
Ludwig Minkus
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Arnold Schoenberg
Vittorio Monti
Frederick Delius
Fritz Kreisler
Scott Joplin
Amy Beach
Manuel de Falla
Leoš Janáček
Eduardo di Capua
Alexander Glazunov
Charles Koechlin
Franz Lehár
Enrique Granados
Umberto Giordano
Ferruccio Busoni
Paul Dukas
Reynaldo Hahn
Max Reger
Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych
Frank Bridge
Julius Fučík
Albéric Magnard
Émile Waldteufel
Francesco Cilea
Cyril Scott
Josef Suk
Hugo Alfvén
Joseph Canteloube
Charles Ives
John Ireland
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Albert Ketèlbey
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Otto Olsson
Mily Balakirev
Victor Herbert
Teresa Carreño
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Franz Schreker
Hans Pfitzner
Albert Roussel
Sergei Lyapunov
César Cui
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Mykola Lysenko
Gustave Charpentier
Florent Schmitt
Alberto Nepomuceno
Granville Bantock
Alfred Hill
George Whitefield Chadwick
José Vianna da Motta
Eyvind Alnæs
Zygmunt Stojowski
Tor Aulin
Walter Braunfels
Ludolf Nielsen
Louis Glass
Horatio Parker
Henry Hadley
Rubin Goldmark