Development
Romantic period
The romantic period is the most flourishing period of the development of the Miniature; Schubert and Chopin are the outstanding representatives during this period.
In the twentieth century
After that, in the twentieth century, Miniatures were further developed in the compositions of Webern, Berg and Schoenberg. In Webern’s work, the figure of Miniature can be found in two reductive pieces, Five Movements for String Quartet, op. 5 (1909) and Six Pieces for orchestra op. 6 (1909). Additionally, the Miniature was fully employed in his Four Pieces for violin and piano, op. 7 (1910). During the same period, Schoenberg promoted the expansion of Miniatures with a different way from Webern. Six Little Pieces for Piano, op. 19 (1911) is the most notable work of Schoenberg in terms of Miniatures. To such an extent, Miniature becomes a concentrated genre that is shorter than other forms of music.[1]
[1] Rosen, Charles. Arnold Schoenberg-with a new preface. The University of Chicago Press, 1996, 52-53.