Calm And Rational, The Balanced Harmony

In the late19th century, French ethnic composer Cesar Franck’s musical workhad serious tone and were full of religious atmosphere. Its introspection and ecstaticemotions are often in stark contrast. Cesar Franck excerted his students and Frenchcomposer Debussy and Honegger of20thcentury an so far-reaching impact increative thinking, harmony style, and etc. This article are based on the bacground ofFrench musical culture from the late19th century, in terms of structural works,musical language, playing techniques, historical contributions and so on to analyseCesar Franck’s masterpiece:“Symphonic Variations”.