Monothematism in the works of Pietro Metastasio, Ludwig van Beethoven and Mihai Eminescu

The ideas of humanism and the ideal of praise, which appeared in works of art in Antiquity, found their development in the work o the humanists of the Renaissance. The following generations of artists – poets and musicians – were inspired by the ideals of humanism, which found their reflection in the art works in the 18th and 19th centuries. In this context, we can mention the work of the predecessors and founders of the Viennese Classical School – Pietro Metastasio and Ludwig van Beethoven, who created real masterpieces of imitation of the human state of mind in the miniature genre – the sonnet and its musical accompaniment. The existence of the chamber miniature genre, in which deep emotions can be conveyed in a concise form, found its continuation in the works of romantic poets, in particular, the Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu, as well as in the works of many Moldovan composers in the 20th century.