Romanticism

It is so wonderful to be able to listen to the Brahms Clarinet Quintet run through while doing some housework.  It is so thoughtful, beautiful and imaginative!  I  swear that I hear a lot of Tchaikovsky, and definitely some Schumann.  I absolutely love the piece.

It is also however, very crucial to be able to hear the melodic structure as well as the harmonic progression underneath since so much of the inner feeling is built on the harmony.  That is something i think all musicians are guilty of forgetting from time to time while enjoying and indulging in the beautiful melodic lines.  Poly-textural writing is wonderful to explore while working on the pieces.  Layers and layers of colors, lines, poly-rhythmic textures, are truly the fundamental make up of the complex musical expression in Romanticism.