Composers: Life and Works

Music Grade 9 – Quarter 1 /Week 2

Lesson 2

Department of Education
Schools Division Office, Manila
MAPEH Section
 Let us pray...
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activity today. Guide us always. Shower us with inspiration, so we may show
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 The first three
periods of Western
Music History are
classified as

In each period, there are

famous composers.
Activity:
Direction:
Write the name of each composer below the picture.
 Different
Composers
Medieval
Period 500 A.D-
1400
 One of the famous composers of Medieval Period
ADAM DE LA HALLE (1237-1288)
LIFE:
Born: Arras, France
Died: 1288, Napoles, Italy

Adam de la Halle, also known as Adam le Bossu was a

French-born trouvère, poet and musician. Adam's literary
and musical works include chansons and jeux-partis in the
style of the trouvères; polyphonic.

WORKS:
• Le jeu de Robin et de Marion
(Secular Music)
• La Chanson du roi de Sicile
Renaissance
Period
1400-1600
 RENAISSANCE COMPOSERS

Josquin des Prez William Byrd Claudio Monteverdi Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
French composer ENGLISH Composer Italian composer Italian composer

Orlande de Lassus Thomas Morley Giovanni Gabrieli Michael PraetoriuS

ITALIAN Composer English composer Italian composer GERMAN COMPOSER
 One of the famous composers of Renaissance Period
Thomas morley( 1557-1602)
LIFE:
Born: 1557, Norwich, United Kingdom
Died: October 1602, London, United Kingdom

Thomas Morley was an English composer, theorist, singer

and organist of the Renaissance. He was one of the foremost
members of the English Madrigal School.
Famous composer of Secular Music.

WORKS:
 Now Is The Month Of Maying
 Fire, Fire, My Heart
 Sing and Chant
 Thomas Morley – Now Is The Month Of
Maying
• Now is the month of maying,
When merry lads are playing, fa la…(2x)

• Each with his bonny lass

Upon the greeny grass. Fa la…(2x)

• The Spring, clad all in gladness,

Doth laugh at Winter's sadness, fa la…(2x)
BAROQUE
Period 1600 -1750
BAROQUE COMPOSERS
 One of the famous composers of Baroque Period
George Frideric Handel(1685-1759)
LIFE:
Born: Germany, February 23,1685
Died: London, April 14,1750

George Frideric Handel was a German, later British, Baroque

composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming
well known for his Operas, Oratorios, Anthems, Concerti Grossi
and Organ Concertos.
George Frederic Handel was the second son from the second
marriage of a pastor. Despite his father opposition George secretly
taught himself to play the harpsichord. At the age of 7, he gained
access to church organ and started to play. Duke heard him play
and insisted of giving him a formal music education. Under Zachau,
Organist of Halle cathedral, he studied Counterpoint Canon, and
Fugue.
FAMOUS WORK:

The Messiah” is Handel’s

most famous creation and
the very well-known
“Hallelujah chorus” is part of
Handel’s, “Messiah”.
 ACTIVITY:
While listening the song, create your own graphic
representation of “ Hallelujah Chorus” from The Messiah.
 References:

Learner’s Material for Music and Arts Deped.

Youtube.com
Wikipedia.org
https://www.slideshare.net/kimberlyabao12/grade-
9-module-in-music
https://www.slideshare.net/celestienejoseclaridad/
grade-9-music
 Music
Grade 9
Prepared by:
Rebecca c. vargas
Master Teacher II
Esteban Abada High School

Michael Dela Pena

Master Teacher II
Ramon Magsaysay High School