In 18th-century gothic, music was a light melodic release from dramatic scares. But with the arrival of melodrama in the 19th century, gothic music became much darker.

I realised that none of the music from the 1790s – a period when gothic was phenomenally popular – was intended to scare. On the contrary, it was called upon to provide relief from the scare. In late ...

The Gothic Revival was a conscious movement that began in England to revive medieval Gothic forms, from the second half of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century. The 18th century examples ...

In 18th-century gothic, music was a light melodic release from dramatic scares. But with the arrival of melodrama in the 19th century, gothic music became much darker.

The Neo-Gothic School, 19th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction.