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Romantic Music
Wikipedia article with major trends, a brief chronology of the period, list of composers linked to individual articles, and internal references to related topics.
en.wikipedia.org/

Music History 102: The Romantic Era
Composers, major styles and developments, illustrations, and Real Audio RAM sound files from the Internet Public Library.
www.ipl.org/

The Austin Chronicle Music: Record Reviews
Jim Caligiuri's review of 'Mass Romantic'. Rated 3 1/2 stars.
www.austinchronicle.com/

Late Romantic Period (1850 - 1900)
Composer biographies and related information for the time of self-expression and exploration with emphasis on the place of Grand Opera and rising nationalism during the later 19th century. From The Conservatory at Humanities Web.
humanitiesweb.org/

PopMatters: The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
Brief review by James Mann.
www.popmatters.com/

Early Romantic Period (1820 - 1850)
Composer biographies and related information with a cultural overview focusing on intellectual fervor and emotionalism of the times. From the Conservatory at Humanities Web.
humanitiesweb.org/

Romantic Era: 1825-1900
Introduction to the period from Essentials of Music linked to details on historical themes, musical context, style, and composer biographies.
www.essentialsofmusic.com/

Fugues in the Nineteenth Century
List of works written in the 1800s with biographical information, sheet music links, and downloadable MIDI audio from Kunst der Fuge.
www.kunstderfuge.com/

Pitchfork Review: The New Pornographers
Richard M. Juzwiak's review of 'Mass Romantic'. Rated 8.4.
www.pitchforkmedia.com/

Romantic Piano Instrumentals
Offers sound bits of mood music.
www.musicmessage.com/