Ninteenth century romantic english pianist composer smith en route op 132 original compositions for piano with 2 hands two process philosophers hartshornes encounter with whitehead aar studies in religion 12 2 2018 42130 pm . Pages in category 19th century pianists the following 79 pages are in this category out of 79 total this list may not reflect recent changes . Music survey 225 19th century quiz study play the rubato of chopins piano compositions were described as being the greatest italian opera composer of the 19th century program music an instrumental work that is in some way associated with a story event or idea romanticism. The modern form of the piano which emerged in the late 19th century is a very different instrument from the pianos for which earlier classical piano literature was originally composedthe modern piano has a heavy metal frame thick strings made of top grade steel and a sturdy action with a substantial touch weight. 1805 1847 geman pianist and composer she composed over 460 pieces of music her compositions include a piano trio and several books of solo piano pieces and songs the music was written on coloured sheets of paper and illustrated by her husband wilhelm hensel each piece was also accompanied by a short poem