Romanticism, as a stylistic period in Western music, roughly encompassed the years from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. It is typically considered to have begun around the late 18th century and extended through the 19th century into the early 20th century, with variations depending on specific composers and regions. Key figures in the Romantic period include composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, among others.