Hoje, é considerado por muitos como marcante, inovador, poético, imaginativo, lírico e melódico, sendo considerado um dos maiores compositores do século XIX. A Sonata para Arpeggione e Piano é uma obra de circunstância, escrita para promover as qualidades de um instrumento derivado da viola da gamba. vii
Abstract The term romantic in the eighteenth century, which means pleasing to the imagination, the dream that awakens the soul and emotion. In the nineteenth century comes the concept of romance as opposed to classicism, led by artistic movements, political, philosophical and literary initiated in the last decades of the eighteenth century that spans the nineteenth century, closely linked to two major historical events that dominate the European scene - Bourgeois revolutions and Industrial. Emerged at a time when the environment was of great intellectual rebellion: in politics, government systems fell absolutely and political liberalism emerged; prevailed in the social discontent and the artistic field, the repudiation of the rules. Initially, it was just an attitude, a mood, later takes the form of a romantic movement and the spirit shall designate an entire world view centered historicism and individualism. If the eighteenth century was marked by objectivity, the Enlightenment and reason, the early nineteenth century was marked by lyricism with subjectivity, emotion and self. Across Europe there was a swarm of ideas and innovations. They were immense scientific progress. Begins the modern age in the true sense of the term - the machine age. Capitalism has become the prevailing economic system. The Revolution brought a rapid economic and population growth. The central coordinate of man then is the idea of freedom. Give to democratization. Let the new art being only for kings, nobles or closed circles of scholars and becomes the art of the people. The creative genius is no longer subject to standards railways, as were the classical aesthetic. The romantic love freedom, movement, passion and pursuit of unattainable. Romantic art is marked by a grace period and a demand for perfection impossible. The classical clarity is replaced by a certain obscurity and ambiguity intentional. The romantic artist uses imagination, your feelings and instincts. Create works that focus strictly personal sentimentality. The music becomes a means of communicating thoughts, feelings, messages and ideas. The romanticism created new forms of expression, pointing out: the symphony begins with Beethoven and lied that is consolidated with Schubert. The Romantics sought greater freedom of form, more intense and forceful expression of emotions through richer harmonies and dissonances of employment. Beethoven is viewed as one of the most influential figures in the history of European classical music. It is recognized as a major element of transition between Classicism and Romanticism. His music is classic for the accuracy of the shape and the romantic emotion. Not abandoned the classical forms inherited from Mozart and his teacher Haydn. He was able to innovate within the traditional mold, pushing the boundaries of art. Sonata op. 69, the date of the most productive period of composition, which corresponds to an extremely fruitful time of maturity. Schubert combines the classic viii