Research On Brahms 4 Ernste Gesange

During the development history of world music, Romanticism music is an important history period. In the changing wave happened to the world music, Romanticism music is vital because it not only inherits the essence of classicalism music but also burdens the mission of transition to modern music as the media.Romanticism usually refers to the 100 years between 1820 and 1920, from the late time of Beethoven to the early of Schoenberg. The establishment symbol of its music style is the emergence of Schubert Lieder and Webber opera. Romanticism differs from Classicalism, but both are equal in the situation. Classicalism is rational, balanced and peaceful, on the contrary, based on the unique emerging background components and structures, Romanticism pursues the personality freedom, the ecstasy and irrationality.Romanticism was overwhelming in the western music world during all the 19th century. With the push of advocation for nature, feelings and opposition of formalism, Romanticism became orthodox, anything else was regarded as reactionary. Howerer, in this unchangeable circumstance, there appeared an outstanding and returning to classicalism composer——Brahms.Compared to the change of music trends, Brahms was born in the time when Romanticism achieved the peakedness. He lived, grew up and studied in the Romanticism circumstance. He steadily hold his classicalism spirits, spent all his life to create the last perfect movement. Hence, he was thought of highly as one of the Great 3 German B.Brahms created many great masterpieces in his life.4 Ernste Gesange is his last opera work. This 4-in-l liedereyclus is of most worth in the development of German Lieder. It is his greatest work and the reflections of all his lifeBrahms is a symbol of German music. The researches on his lieders can help us to know the development of German music and the development process of European lieders. Based on these researches, it also can provides some further implications to our experts and researchers to know the world lieders.