What is the Empfindsamer Stil?

Sensitivity (Sensitiveness), a significant movement which occurred in northern German instrumental music during the mid-18th century and which was characterized by the emphasis placed on the expression of a variety of emotions which are deeply felt in musical works, is called also Sensitivity.

Empfindsamer Stil was a german musical compesition the evoked sensative emotion usually soft tears were the results of the music being played.