#Romanticism

Romantic music is a tidal wave of emotion glorified only in textbooks, where restraint is sacrificed for melodrama. Composers oblivious to subtlety pile on notes like confetti aimed at prying open tear ducts. They celebrate the simplicity of deeming anything Romantic if a bass drum can blare loud enough. Backstage they sneer, 'Reason? Never met her,' while lancinating horns and violins broadcast their imperial ego. After the show, countless perfunctory 'I was moved' declarations swirl amid sweat and labored breaths.