Romanticism in music can be said to have arisen at the end of the 18th century and lasted through to World War I, although Romantic characteristics can be found in later composers right down to the present day. In the 20th century, these last manifestations of Romanticism range from mystical extremes, as in
Alexander Scriabin's
pursuit of his mystic chord,
to more nationalistic music, as in the Scandinavian school of Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius.
In its beginnings, Romanticism sprang...