Objectives;
Relate the Romantic-eramusic to its
Historical and Cultural background.
Describe musical elements of given
Romantic-era pieces
Identify different composers during
Romantic Era
4.
What was happeningin the world during this period?
• 1825 - Erie Canal opens
• 1838 - Invention of
photography
• 1846 - Neptune
discovered
• 1859 - Charles Darwin
publishes The Origin
of the Species
• 1861-1865 - American
Civil War
• 1869 - Transcontinental Railroad com
• 1872 - Brooklyn Bridge opens
• 1876 - Telephone invented
• 1877 - Phonograph invented
• 1886 - Statue of Liberty presented to
• 1893 - Henry Ford builds first car
• 1903 - Wright Brothers first airplane
Kitty Hawk, NC
• 1905 - E=mc2
- Einstein’s Theory of Re
ROMANTIC MUSIC
As aresult of the social and political standards of
the 18th century, Romantic-era music became the
result of a period of change. People in the Romantic
Era moved away from the standards of balance and
restraint prominent during Classical Period. The
Romantic Era swayed away from the Classical Period
by allowing artistic freedom and Experimentation.
Music melody became a dominant characteristic of
music and it became very expressive.
• Music isnot as reliant on repetition as
in Classical music
• The music often directly tells a story
• Exploration of tone colors
• Much bigger orchestras
• Popularity of chamber music
• Music is highly emotional
• Poetry and music are intimately fused
Characteristics of the Romantic Period
9.
·The use ofthe piano as a
accompaniment resulted to the
adding of emotion, mood, and
meaning to the melody through
the use of harmonic, rhythmic,
and melodic material independent
of the voice.
Musical Elements of Romantic-era music
10.
is a formof instrumental music that is intended to
express a story or image that depicts the theme and
scenes in a literary text. Program music refers to the
Romantic-era European musical work.
PROGRAM MUSIC
Musical Innovations
• Inventionof the song cycle
• Invention of the symphonic poem
• Great works written for solo piano
• Composers stretched the listeners ear by creating a
great deal of dissonance using chromatic notes, and
extensions of the triad.
• Composers began to drift away from the strong
sense of tonality heard in Classical music.
• Founding of conservatories
17.
Musical Terms relatedin Romantic Period
Etude – a musical piece that develops technical skill
and sometimes composed for public performance.
Nocturne – Musical piece which is supposed to
suggest the atmosphere of night. It’s a small piece
without fixed form and dreamy and romantic in
character.
Prelude - musical section or movement introducing
the theme or chief subject or serving as an
introduction to an opera or oratorio.
18.
Musical Terms relatedin Romantic Period
Art song – A composition for solo voice that combines
melody, poetry, and accompaniment
into an integrated form in which all three play equally
important roles.
Strophic – Structural form of art song where each stanza
of the poem is set to the same music.
Through-composed – Structural form of art song that
comes from the German word Durchkomponiert meaning
music for each stanza of the poem in order
to follow the changing ideas or moods of the text
19.
Composer
• Composers graduallyleft the patronage system and
became free agents of their own works.
• This meant that the composer, their music and
their livelihood depended on the public’s approval.
• For the first time, a composer’s work might not be
publicly performed during his or her lifetime.
• Romantics saw themselves as outsiders, isolated
from mainstream society, struggling to express
their creative ideas.
• In general, composers held higher social status
than in the Classical period.
21.
Q3 MUSIC :WORD DETECTIVE
_____1. An instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy mood especially for
piano.
_____2. An instrumental music that conveys image or scenes, music that tells a
story without text or lyrics.
_____ 3. An introductory performance, event or action preceding a more
important one.
______4. A polish dance resembling the polka, frequently adopted as a ballet form.
______5. A short connecting instrumental movement in an opera or other musical
work.
______6. A type of German song, especially of the romantic period, typically for
solo voice with piano accompaniment.
_____ 7. A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
______8. A musical composition with roots in improvisation like the impromptu,
seldom follows the textbook rules of any strict musical form.
_____9. A free composition. A piece of music that has no formal structure and
expresses powerful feelings.
_____10. A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character. One
that is fast, intense, and often virtuosic in nature
Frederic Chopin
He wasknown as the “Poet of the Piano” and was born on March
1, 1810 in Zelazowa, Poland. He is an an extra ordinary composer
who is considered a genius in using the piano that he had a
tremendous impact on other musicians.
Chopin compositions were almost primarily for the piano
• He was a composer of extraordinary skill
• He was genius in using the keyboard had a
tremendous impact on other musicians
• He performed his first concern at age 8
• He left Poland for Vienna in 1830, and in 1832, he played at the Salle Pleyel,
which made him an instant celebrity
25.
Frederic Chopin
• Hewas a composer of extraordinary skill
• He was genius in using the keyboard had a tremendous impact on
other musicians
• He performed his first concern at age 8
• He left Poland for Vienna in 1830, and in 1832, he played at the Salle
Pleyel, which made him an instant celebrity
26.
Frederic Chopin
His skillsas pianist reached higher levels
when he became involved with Aurore
Dudevant, a writer whom he had a nine-
year relationship. Although e composed two
piano concertos, most of his compositions
are for solo piano presentations. Though his
style of handling harmony and rhythm,
Chopin expressed emotional ambiguity that
awed and intrigued his listeners.
27.
• BALLADE- Averse form usually consisting of three stanzas of
eight or ten lines each along with a brief envoy, with all three
stanzas and the envoy ending in the same one-line refrain.
• ETUDE – Apiece composed for the development of a specific point
of technique.
• MAZURKA- A Polish dance resembling the polka, frequently
adopted as a ballet form usually in triple time signature. Listen to
Paganini’s popular composition “La Campanella”.
• NOCTURNE - An instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy
mood, especially one for the piano.
Piano works of
Frederic Chopin
28.
• POLONAISE -A stately, march like Polish dance, primarily a
promenade by couples.
• PRELUDE - An introductory performance, event, or action preceding
a more important one.
• WALTZ - A piece of music for this dance.
• IMPROMTU - A short composition, especially for the piano,
performed in an offhand or extemporized style.
• SCHERZO - a musical movement of playful character, typically in aba
form.
• SONATA - composition for one or more solo instruments, one of
which is usually a keyboard instrument, usually consisting
Piano works of
Frederic Chopin
29.
Peter Tchaikovsky
He wasborn on May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia and known for his ballet
music. His fame peaked in the last ten years of his life and later died due
to cholera
Though he wrote a good number
of compositions, he is remembered
for the following compositions:
• Romeo and Juliet
• Sleeping Beauty
• Three Piano Concertos
• Swan Lake
• The Nutcracker
30.
Peter Tchaikovsky
• Hewas a Romantic Russian
musician who produced various
kinds of compositions that include
operas, ballets, concertos, chamber
music, and symphonies.
• His music has profound appeal to
the public.
• His music is characterized by
beautiful melodies and creative
orchestration.
31.
Peter Tchaikovsky
• Thoughhe wrote a good number
of compositions, he is remembered
for the following compositions:
• Romeo and Juliet
• Sleeping Beauty
• Three Piano Concertos
• Swan Lake
• The Nutcracker
32.
Franz Liszt
He wasborn on October 22, 1811 in the village of Doborjan. He was
known as the virtuoso pianist and composer and the busiest
musicians during the romantic era. His piano compositions include
works such as piano Sonata in B minor, and two piano concertos.
Some of Liszt’s Piano works:
• La Campanella Liebestraume No. 3
• Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies" were originally written for
solo piano, but many were arranged for orchestra or other
combinations of instruments.
• Sonata in B Minor
• Arrangements of the 9 Beethoven Symphonies
• Transcriptions of Lieder by Schubert Orchestral Composition
33.
Franz Liszt
• Hewas a Hungarian pianist
• He was a renowned child prodigy by age of
6
• He played for musicians and kings mainly
because of his extraordinary ability to
improvise an original composition.
• Denied an admission to the Paris
Conservatory, He instead was taught
advanced composition by Fernando Paer.
• During his tutelage under Paer, He
composed Don Sanche, his only opera.
34.
Franz Liszt
Some ofLiszt’s Piano works:
• La Campanella Liebestraume No. 3
• Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies" were
originally written for solo piano, but many
were arranged for orchestra or other
combinations of instruments.
• Sonata in B Minor
• Arrangements of the 9 Beethoven
Symphonies
• Transcriptions of Lieder by Schubert
Orchestral Composition
35.
Charles-Camille Saint
Saëns
He wasborn in Paris on October 9, 1835. He
was considered as a composer who creates
elegant music, neat, clean, polished and never
excessive.
Best known music of Camille Saint-Saëns:
Carnival of the Animals
Danse Macabre and his SymphonyNo. 3
The Swan
36.
Charles-Camille Saint
Saëns
• Hewas an organist, conductor, pianist, and
composer of the Romantic Era.
• He wrote music belonging to various genres
like symphony, concerto, opera, solo piano,
chamber music, and secular piano music
• He helped revive a number of earlier dance
forms like the bouree and gavotte
• In 1848, he enters organist posts from 1853
to 1876
• He taught at the Ecole Niedermeyer
37.
Charles-Camille Saint
Saëns
• Hewas an organist, conductor, pianist, and
composer of the Romantic Era.
• He wrote music belonging to various genres
like symphony, concerto, opera, solo piano,
chamber music, and secular piano music
• He helped revive a number of earlier dance
forms like the bouree and gavotte
• In 1848, he enters organist posts from 1853
to 1876
• He taught at the Ecole Niedermeyer
38.
Niccolo Paganini
is thefamous composer of violin and strings music .He
was born in October 27, 1782 in Genoa, Italy. At the age of
5, he started playing mandolin and transferred his training
to the violin at the age of 7. Paganini became the most
famous violin virtuoso in the world.
Some Works of Niccolo Paganini:
• “La Campanella”
• 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
• Concerto No. 1 in Eb , Op. 6
• 15 Quartets for Guitar and Strings Trio
• The Carnival of Venice
39.
Niccolo Paganini
Some Worksof Niccolo Paganini:
• “La Campanella”
• 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
• Concerto No. 1 in Eb , Op. 6
• 15 Quartets for Guitar and Strings Trio
• The Carnival of Venice
40.
Robert Schumann
He wasborn in 1810 in Zwickau. He was a composer
and music critic. In 1830, Schumann went to live in
Leipzig and soon developed a problem with his hands,
effectively ending his dreams as a pianist.
Piano Works :
• "Abegg Variations," Opus 1(1830)
• "Davidsbundlertanze" ("Dances of the Band of David"), Opus 6 (1837)
• "Carnaval," Opus 9 (1835) - a portrait of a masked ball attended by his allies
and his beloved Clara "Phantasiestucke," Opus 12 (1837) - a series of mood
pieces Kreisleriana," Opus 16 (1838) - a fantasy on the mad Kapellmeister
41.
Robert Schumann
Piano Works:
• "Abegg Variations," Opus 1(1830)
• "Davidsbundlertanze" ("Dances of the
Band of David"), Opus 6 (1837)
• "Carnaval," Opus 9 (1835) - a portrait of a
masked ball attended by his allies and his
beloved Clara "Phantasiestucke," Opus 12
(1837) - a series of mood pieces
Kreisleriana," Opus 16 (1838) - a fantasy
on the mad Kapellmeister
42.
Hector Berloiz
He isa French romantic composer born on
December 11, 1803. One of his famous
musical compositions is a five movement
symphony called “Symphonie Fantastique”.
In this composition which is also known as
“Fantastic Symphony”, Berlioz showcased
the important features in his composition
in creating tone color.