1. Instrumental Music of the
Romantic Era
MUSIC 9: 3RD
QUARTER

2. Objectives;
Relate the Romantic-era music to its
Historical and Cultural background.
Describe musical elements of given
Romantic-era pieces
Identify different composers during
Romantic Era

3. Primarily, the Romantic Movement was an intellectual,
artistic, and literary movement that started in the second
half of the 18th century in Europe. It gained momentum
when people reacted against the Industrial Revolution. It
started as a literary movement in Germany in the late
18th century when Romantic ideas spread from
Germany to other European countries.

4. People at that time were rebelling
against social and political standards of
the Classical Period. They believed in
expressing their imaginations and
passion and in expressing it in their
artwork like literature, arts, education,

5. As a result 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

6. ·The use of the 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
Musical Elements of Romantic-era music

7. is a form of 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. An example of
this is Fantastic Symphony by Hector Berlioz.
PROGRAM MUSIC

8. Frederic Chopin
He was known 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

9. Frederic Chopin
• 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

10. Frederic Chopin
His skills as 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.

11. Robert Schumann
He was born 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.

12. • BALLADE- A verse 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
Piano works of Frederic Chopin

13. • 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
Piano works of Frederic Chopin

14. Peter Tchaikovsky
He was born 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

15. Peter Tchaikovsky
• He was 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

16. Peter Tchaikovsky
• 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

17. Franz Liszt
He was born 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.

18. Franz Liszt
• He was 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.

19. Franz Liszt
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

20. Charles-Camille Saint Saëns
He was born 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

21. Charles-Camille Saint Saëns
• He was 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

22. Charles-Camille Saint Saëns
• He was 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

23. Niccolo Paganini
is the famous 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.

24. Niccolo Paganini
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

25. 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

26. Hector Berloiz
He is a 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.