This site introduces unknown composer Emanuel Bach (C. P. E. Bach). This English version was translated from Japanese one by ChatGPT.
**Sturm und Drang** was an artistic movement in literature and music that emerged in late 18th-century Germany. The name originates from Friedrich Maximilian Klinger’s play *Sturm und Drang* (“Storm and Stress”). This movement arose as a reaction against the rationalism of the Enlightenment, emphasizing human emotions, inner impulses, and interaction with nature.
In literature, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (*The Sorrows of Young Werther*) and Friedrich Schiller (*The Robbers*) are representative authors, characterized by passionate and dramatic storytelling. In music, composers like Haydn, Mozart, and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach incorporated elements of *Sturm und Drang* into their works. Musical characteristics of this style include the use of minor keys, intense dynamics, abrupt modulations, and irregular rhythms.
This movement is considered a precursor to Romantic art, passing down the philosophy of placing human emotion at the core of artistic expression. The pursuit of individual freedom and passionate expression notably influenced 19th-century Romanticism.