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The Empfindsamer Stil (literally sensitive style) was a style of musical composition developed in 18th century Germany, intended to express "true and natural" feelings, and featuring sudden contrasts of mood. It was developed as a contrast to the Baroque doctrine of affections, in which a composition (or movement) would have the same affect, or emotion, throughout.

Composers in this style include:

See also

References

  • P.H. Lang, Music in Western Civilization (1941), pp. 585ff.
  • W.S. Newman, The Sonata in the Classic Era (1963)

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