Based on the spirit of the times in the classical period, this paper talks about Beethoven's symphony creation.

"Classicism" is a vague word with several different but related meanings. An inappropriate usage refers to music other than pop music, including all kinds of serious music, no matter when it was created and for what purpose. And here refers to the music from about 1750 to Beethoven's death 1827.

The so-called "classicality" originally refers to the "classicality" of ancient Greece and Rome, which are two great periods of western civilization. How many centuries have passed, people look back and try to learn the cultural essence of that era. Due to the influence of ancient excellent culture, people often think that the word "classical" has outstanding and remarkable significance. In any case, if it is "classic", it means it is the best of its kind. Because of this, the musical style of the classical period is completely different from other periods. In fact, composers in this period always follow this basic concept when considering the music structure: a concept of tonal balance, which makes the audience clearly feel how music works; There should also be a balance between paragraphs, so that the audience can know exactly what is next when listening to a piece of music. The composer's creativity is only a slight change in the composition system and outline, not a clever or enterprising creation of music that fascinates or surprises the audience. It can also be said that there is no so-called "classical period" in music creation, only "classical style". According to this style, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven wrote their masterpieces. If this is an outstanding model, it makes sense. However, this style not only appeared in the works of the three of them, but also in the works of other composers in this period, which is in line with this tradition.

Especially in the late18th century, concert activities developed rapidly. Excellent performers travel from one city to another, and composers' composing techniques are increasingly updated, which requires more logical and clear music forms to attract the attention and interest of the audience. To meet the requirements of this era, a new generation of composers came into being, among which three giants were Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. This is the so-called Vienna Classical Music School.

Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven were all active in1Vienna from 1980s to 20s, and they influenced each other. They are all masters of sonata style, and have written immortal masterpieces of sonatas, symphonies and quartets. They are also committed to the development of themes and the use of tone configurations, injecting subtle expressions into abstract forms. The instrumental music of these great composers had a great influence on that time and even the whole nineteenth century. Except for Beethoven's later works, their works are profound and easy to understand, which also promoted the music of this period to the world.

Vienna Classical Music School, represented by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, the father of symphony, erected an immortal monument in the history of music. The main feature of this music school is to reflect the universal ideological requirements of human beings. They pursue the concept of beauty, emphasize the elegance of style and give people an optimistic and enterprising spirit.

Romantic music

Early romantic music, like other sister arts, originated from the "Enlightenment Age" in Europe and the liberal democratic thought of the French Revolution, which was decades later than literary romanticism. Beethoven's late works became the pioneers of early romanticism, and then all composers can be classified as romantics. From the time point of view, 19 century is the heyday of romantic music.

In the late works of classical composers Beethoven, Rossini and Weber, the style of romantic music has been exposed, and it is they who created romanticism. Composers born around 1800 formed the center of early romanticism. Later, romantic music was further improved by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin and Verdi, and reached its peak in the era of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Liszt and Wagner. These composers and pianists formed the center of mid-term romanticism. As for Mahler and Richard? The works of famous modern artists such as Strauss and Rachmaninov belong to the late romantic music.

The position of romantic music school in the history of music is self-evident. This period not only produced great musicians, but also had an unprecedented range of music genres, such as wordless songs, nocturnes, art songs, narrative songs and symphonic poems, which were novel and unique, and were a great "treasure house" in the history of human art.

Comparison between Classical Music Style and Romantic Music Style

Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, the three classicists and the most outstanding representatives of Vienna classicism, became popular in the middle of18th century. With the industrial revolution, the development of science and technology and the impact of the French Revolution, profound changes have taken place in European society. Art is no longer just an elegant art appreciated by nobles, but the newly rising middle class has also become an audience in theaters and concert halls. As a result, a large number of popular operas and lively instrumental music appeared.

This period was praised as "classical" by historians and artists. In the field of music, the classical style is manifested in advocating rationality in art, concise and concise music language, and expressing simple and sincere feelings in a rigorous and harmonious form. This period is a brilliant achievement in the history of European music. At the same time, it also affects the development of music all over the world.

/kloc-at the end of 0/8/at the beginning of 0/9, during the European bourgeois national democratic revolution, the romantic form began to take shape with the artistic songs of Austrian composer Schubert and the opera of German composer Weber, and lasted until the 1920s of 19.

Romantic music is represented by Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner and Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky. Emphasize subjectivity, pay attention to personal emotional expression, emphasize personalized psychological portrayal, be passionate and not stick to form. The works of musicians of various nationalities are full of distinctive national styles.

The time-space boundary between classicism and romanticism is not obvious. They existed for a while. It is not easy to find a definition that can clearly distinguish the two, and these definitions often ignore many very important factors because of oversimplification. In fact, classicism is as sharp as lines, while romanticism is dominated by color and emotion, which contains many subjective and utopian elements. This is the intuitive feeling that music gives us.

And I think the difference between the two kinds of music is more reflected in the non-musical elements. In The Romantic Period, the social status of composers has changed. They are no longer employees of cities, courts or churches. Beethoven in the classical period only gained some independence, because no matter how generously the rich let him go his own way, most of his income was maintained under the protection of the nobility. Now, in theory, composers are completely their own masters. In fact, they are public servants, so they can make music that the public wants to listen to without thinking.

Classicism is as rational, clear and full of logical thinking as woodcut, while romantic music is as full of people's feelings as watercolors and colored oil paintings, and likes the grandeur of classicism and the delicate intimacy of romanticism. Listen to Mozart's Woman's Heart and feel the combination of laughter and tears. I also like listening to Schubert's serenade. Exquisite and small, amazing. I like music. I like all kinds of music. They let me feel the passion and emotion that I can't feel in my life. Music enriched me and made me learn to be moved. Music is emotional. It makes people cry, makes people laugh, and makes people who are gradually away from me return to themselves. Both classicism and romanticism are inseparable from the foundation.