early 20th century Romantic style

At the end of the 19th century the Romantic style was starting to break apart, moving in various directions, such as Impressionism and Post-romanticism. In the 20th century, the different styles that emerged from the music of the previous century influenced composers to follow new trends, sometimes as a reaction to that music, sometimes as an extension of it, and both trends co-existed well into the 20th century. The former trends, such as Expressionism are discussed later. In the early part of the 20th century, many composers wrote music which was an extension of 19th-century Romantic music, and traditional instrumental groupings such as the orchestra and string quartet remained the most common. Traditional forms such as the symphony and concerto remained in use. Guatav Mahler and Jean Sibelius are examples of composers who took the traditional symphonic forms and reworked them. More generally, that "the composer who most directly and completely connects late Wagner and the 20th century is Arnold Schoenberg. The still present style of Romantic style music lasted in to the early 20th century had lasting influences in to the mid 20th century. The pattern of expressing emotion in feeling through music is still applied to diffrent genres of music today. The lasting effects of late romantic music is still follwing on in to the 21st century, but has transitioned in to a completely diffrent style and form of music