Similarities between the classical and romantic art styles

This gave rise to both similarities and differences between the two periods of music. As composers were moving toward defining the individual as opposed to the group perspective of music, Romantic composers began to stretch boundaries of form and harmonic function. One of the most enigmatic composers of both periods is Beethoven.

"prior to 1910, these new artists were called neo-impressionists, and they believed that "modern paris" was the proper subject for their paintings."

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