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\chapter{Classical and Romantic:
How Two Styles Express Passion}

There are many misconceptions about the differences between the ``classical''
and ``romantic'' styles.  The first of these is the term ``romantic.''
Romantic music is not romantic is the sense of romance or love.  In this case,
it refers to a story\cite{BitbyBit}. Other differences between these two
styles include a difference in melody.  The classical style has melodies in 4m
+ 4m phrases, that will usually climb to some type of goal.  The romantic
style has lyrical melodies that are asymmetrical and arranged in almost
endless phrases.

Both classical and romantic pieces can be filled with passion.  Just as
different vehicles will transport people, different styles of music will evoke
passion in the minds of the listeners.

\section{Mendelssohn vs.\ Tchaikovsky}

The Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in e minor is considered an example of a
``classical'' piece.  Even though the Concerto is a very passionate piece and
not at all like the music of Mozart or Haydn, Mendelssohn has used much of the
traditional classical form.  Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, on the other
hand, is considered and example of a ``romantic'' piece.  There is no longer a
true melody: only the addition of instrumental colors to the texture of the
piece\cite{Smalltalk}.

\subsection{Differences}

These chords highlight another difference in the two style of composition:
harmony.  Mendelssohn uses chords to support the melody.  The orchestra is
frequently supporting the soloist, or playing chords in the same rhythm for a
tutti section.  Mendelssohn also stays away from the remote keys.
Tchaikovsky, in the romantic style, uses chords more for color, rather than
for supporting the melody.  Romeo and Juliet also modulates to very remote
keys, quite a contrast from the style of Mendelssohn.

\subsection{Structures}

Even the basic structure of these two pieces is different.  Mendelssohn has
structured his piece much like a classical piece\cite{Perequirements}.
Tchaikovsky begins to develop the piece from the beginning.  All the winds are
playing, and the strings are whispering to themselves. This is how Tchaikovsky
develops his themes\cite{SmalltalkDesign}. He develops constantly, not all at
once as the classical composers did.

\begin{table}
\vspace{2in}
\caption{Mendelssohn vs.\ Tchaikovsky}
\label{tbl:mendtch}
\end{table}

\section{Summation}

Technically, the ``classicists'' and the ``romanticists'' are properly named.
The music termed romantic is confined to music with a program, and a certain
style.  D. Grout in {\em A History of Western Music} calls the Violin Concerto
in e minor ``a work as romantic as the Italian Symphony or the Hebrides
Overture, but on to which not the slightest suggestion of program has ever
been attached.''  Both the ``classical'' and ``romantic'' styles can express
passion, they differ only in form.