Romantic love, romanticism, and Romeo and Juliet : authentic mimesis of emotion in music
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Since ancient times, music has been utilized by humanity as an almost divine manipulator of the senses and emotions. Its evolution throughout history can be tracked in multiple ways, though one sticks out. Romeo and Juliet, a practically globally known tale, prominently links the Renaissance to the Romantic era and beyond, arguably the greatest reason for this being Shakespeare's exploration of how love, the most potent and complex emotional state, transcends both life and death. Drawing upon Shakespeare's own use of music for sensory manipulation as well as the original Greek philosophies of music, Romantic composers achieved the most authentic imitations of love, communicated to audiences by way of the star-crossed lovers.
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M.A.