Galant style

This article is about the artistic movement. For the Mitsubishi automobile, see Mitsubishi Galant.
For people named "Galant", see Galant (name).

The galant style was an 18th-century movement in music, visual arts and literature. In Germany a closely related style was called the empfindsamer Stil (sensitive style).[1] Another close relative is rococo style.[clarification needed] The galant style was drawn in opposition to the strictures of the Baroque style, emphasizing light elegance in place of the Baroque's dignified seriousness and high grandeur.[2][3]

  1. ^ Daugherty, James F. "The Classical Period (1775-1825)". University of Kansas. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. ^ Hoffer, Charles (2012). Music Listening Today (4 ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 123. ISBN 9780495916147. LCCN 2010940572. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  3. ^ Bachus, Nancy, ed. (2006-07-01). The Baroque Piano: The Influence of Society, Style, and Musical Trends on the Great Piano Composers. Alfred Music. p. 69. ISBN 0739042955. Retrieved 2014-02-24.