About Empfindsamkeit
Empfindsamkeit is a music genre that emerged in Germany in the 1750s. It is usually classed as a form of Baroque music.
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Empfindsamkeit (English: sentimental style) or Empfindsamer Stil is a style of musical composition and poetry 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 Affektenlehre (doctrine of the affections), in which a composition (or movement) would have the same affect (e.g., emotion or musical mood) throughout.
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What is Empfindsamkeit?
Empfindsamkeit is a music genre that emerged in Germany in the 1750s. It is usually classed as a form of Baroque music.
Where and when did Empfindsamkeit originate?
Empfindsamkeit originated in Germany in the 1750s.