Music of Romantic Period with link for videos

1. Grade 9 | Music
Romantic
Music

2. Objectives
At the end of this module, you as a learner, are expected to:
• Narrate the life and works of Romantic composers after the video and movie
showing;
• Relate Romantic period music to its historical and cultural background;
• Explain the performance practice during the Romantic period;
• Listen perceptively to selected Romantic period music;
• Sing themes or melodic fragments of given Romantic period pieces ;
• Explore other arts and media that portray romantic period elements; and
• Improvise appropriate instrumental accompaniment to given short and simple
Romantic period pieces

3. Today's Topic:
• Romantic Period
• Romantic Music
• Famous Composers of Violin and Strings
Music
• Famous Composers of Piano Music

4. Brief
History

5. 1820-1910
is when the Romantic
Period music had
became well known

6. Romantic Period
• The Romantic Period began roughly
around 1798 and lasted until 1837.
• The political and economic atmosphere
at the time heavily influenced this
period, with many writers finding
inspiration from the French Revolution.
• There was a lot of social change during
this period.

7. Romanticism
• includes subjectivity and an emphasis
on individualism; spontaneity;
• freedom from rules; solitary life rather
than life in society;
• the beliefs that imagination is superior
to reason and devotion to beauty; and
• love of and worship of nature;

8. What is Romantic Music?
• Refers to Western music composed in the late
18th century to 19th century.
• Composers and artists believed in letting their
imagination and passion be seen through their
works.

9. CHARACTERISTICS OF
ROMANTIC MUSIC

10. CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSIC:
• use of extreme expressions and emotions
• freedom in composing
• expansion of the orchestra
• love, nature, religion, and nationalism are its
main themes
• it focused on the meaning and purpose behind
the music and its main objective was to get an
emotional reaction from its audience.

11. NATIONALISM
• Is reflected in most of the music of the Romantic
Era.
• Composers began to incorporate their country's
native folk songs and musical styles into their
compositions.
• Composers used materials from the history of
their native country to highlight their culture.

12. ROMANTIC PERIOD
1820-1910
Famous Composer of Violin and Strings Music

13. Name of Instrument
Type of Instrument
Some of his works:
NICCOLO PAGANINI
(1782-1840)
Violin
a. La Campanella
b. 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op 1
c. Concerto No. 1 in Eb, Op 6
d. 15 Quartets for Guitar and Strings Trio
e. The Carnival of Venice
Brief description:
He became the most violin virtuoso in
the world. His compositions inspired a
lot of other composers such as Franz
Liszt, Frederic Chopin, and Robert
Schumann.

15. ROMANTIC PERIOD
1820-1910
Famous Composer of Piano Music

16. Name of Instrument
Type of Instrument
Some of his works:
Frederic
Chopin
1810-1849
Pian
o
a. Ballade
b. Etude
c. Mazurka
d. Nocturne
e.
Polonaise
f. Prelude
g.Waltz
i.
Impromptu
i. Scherzo
j. Sonata
Some of his works:
He was known as the "Poet of the Piano".
Some of his music is characterized by its
beautiful tone, rhythmic flexibility,
graceful, and elegance. Some of his
compositions like mazurkas and
polonaise express his love for Poland.

18. Name of Instrument
Type of Instrument
Some of his works:
Some of his works:
Franz Lizst
1811-1886
Pian
o
a. Grand Etude after Paganini
b. 12 Transcendentals Etude
c. Sonata in B Minor
PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
A. 2concertos (Eband A Major)
b. Totentanz
He was known as the virtuoso pianist and
composer and busiest musicians during
the romantic era which include playing
and studying at Vienna and Paris at the
same time touring throughout Europe by
giving concerts,

20. Name of Instrument
Type of Instrument
Some of his works:
Some of his works:
Robert
Schumann
1810-1856
Pian
o
a. Grand Etude after Paganini
b. 12 Transcendentals Etude
c. Sonata in B Minor
PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
A. 2concertos (Eband A Major)
b. Totentanz
One of the famous Romantic composers
that worked intensively between music
and words. He was a composer and music
critic and considered himself the heir to
Beethoven and Schubert's original
creative tradition.

22. • It is instrumental music that conveys images or
scenes, music that tells a short story without text or
lyrics and imaginative ideas fully developed through
the imaginative effort of the great and genius
composer Hector Berlioz.
• A form of music that portrays an idea or relays a
story to the audience.
PROGRAM MUSIC

23. COMPOSERS OF
PROGRAM MUSIC

24. Name of Instrument
Type of Instrument
Some of his works:
Some of his works:
Louis-Hector Berlioz
(1803 – 1869)
Guitar and Flute
Symphonie Fantastique
At a young age, he learns to play guitar
and flute but never became skilled in any
musical instruments.

25. Name of Instrument
Type of Instrument
Some of his works:
Some of his works:
Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)
a. Swan Lake
b. Sleeping beauty
The Nutcracker
d. Romeo and Juliet
e. Symphony # 2
f. Symphonie # 6
He was known for his ballet music.

26. Name of Instrument
Type of Instrument
Some of his works:
Some of his works:
Camille Saint-
Saens
(1935-1921)
a. Carnival of the Animals
b. Danse Macabre and his
Symphony no. 3
c. The Swan
He was known as a talented musician
from an early age. He was considered as
a composer who creates elegant music,
neat, clean, polished, and never
excessive.

28. GUIDE QUESTIONS
• What is the difference between the music from
Romantic Era and today's music?
• What is the importance of knowing the life and
works of these Romantic composers?

33. MUSICAL ROLE PLAYING
Direction: Research the life and musical works of
Romantic Period composers. Present it to the class.
• Group 1 - Niccolo Paganni
• Group 2 - Frederic Chopin
• Group 3 - Franz Liszt
• Group 4 - Robert Schumann
• Group 5 - Camille Saint-Saens
PERFORMANCE TASK