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MUSIC
Activity Sheet
Quarter 3 –MELC 3
RELATING ROMANTIC MUSIC TO OTHER
ART FORMS AND ITS HISTORY WITHIN
THE ERA

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

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MUSIC 9 – Relating Romantic Music to Other Art Forms and Its History within the Era
Activity Sheet No. 3
First Edition, 2021

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Name of Learner: _____________________ Grade and Section: _____________
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MUSIC 9 ACTIVITY SHEET

Relating Romantic Music to Other Art Forms and Its History within the Era

I. Learning Competency with Code

Relates Romantic music to other art forms and its history within the era.
(MU9RO-IIIc-h-7)

II. Background Information for Learners

THE ROMANTIC PERIOD 1820-1910

A. Significant Historical Events of the Romantic Period

Romantic Period is described as a cultural movement that stressed emotion,

imagination, individualism, and freedom of expression. These characteristics are evident
in music, art, and literature of the era. Romanticism was a movement in which the artists
sought to break new ground in the expression of emotion, both subtle and stormy. It
embraced a number of distinctive themes, such as a longing for history, supernatural
elements, social injustices, and nature.

The Industrial Revolution (1780s-1840s) and the French Revolution (1789)

What's up with everyone leaving the countryside for the city to work in factories? Oh,
it's the Industrial Revolution. This process began in Great Britain after 1750 and continued
to grow and influence production and trade until the middle of the 1800s. Due to Britain’s
trading relationships with North America, Africa, and India, the Industrial Revolution began
as a way to create more products faster to make more money. This transition in production
changed the way of life for everyone in the world. It increased the amount of work that
people could do, led to the growth of cities, and increased the standard of living. The
Industrial Revolution led to an age of mass production that we still live in today.
There was a rise in the establishment of factories, and machines doubled their output
in terms of efficiency. Mechanization and new manufacturing processes transformed
people's way of life in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. The Industrial Revolution was a
crucial time in the history of the world because it marked the change from producing
materials by hand to producing materials with machinery. It also included the introduction of
the factory system and the use of steam-powered engines and machinery in the
manufacturing of products.
Even though the Industrial Revolution had many benefits for the economy, some
people didn’t like this new change in production methods. Artists used their roles to rebel
against the new trend in mass production..
However, it is true to say that Romanticism flowered originally against a backdrop of
violent revolution during a period of economic, political and social transition. It was a
European phenomenon, and had an impact upon many spheres of thought and activity.

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Advocating freedom and independence, many musicians, artists and philosophers of the
late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries challenged the way people looked at the
world, emphasizing the integrity of the individual and refusing to bow to convention.

B. Music of the Romantic Period

Musical Romanticism was marked by emphasis on originality and individuality,

personal emotional expression, and freedom and experimentation of form. Ludwig van
Beethoven and Franz Schubert bridged the Classical and Romantic periods, for while their
formal musical techniques were basically Classical, their music’s intensely personal feeling
and their use of programmatic elements provided an important model for 19th-century
Romantic composers.

Nationalism was incorporated in the music of the Romantic Period. Composers of the
Romantic Period began incorporating their country’s native folk songs and musical styles
into their compositions. An example of a composition that shows nationalism is the
“Polonaise” of Frederic Chopin, which is a dance composition for piano and is famous in
Poland until today.

Ludwig Van Beethoven bridged the music from Classical to Romantic Era by
expressing his passion and emotions through his music. Other composers were inspired by
this musical style that they started to use music as a means of expressing their emotions
and individuality. This change in musical form also paved the way for expanding the
orchestra as the composers explored various instrumentations.

C. Literature of the Romantic Period

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Romanticism was a literary movement that
emphasized nature and the importance of emotion and artistic freedom. In many ways,
writers of this era were rebelling against the attempt to explain the world and human nature
through science and the lens of the Industrial Revolution. In Romanticism, emotion is
much more powerful than rational thought.

The following are the Key Characteristics of Romanticism in Literature:

1. Glorification of Nature

Nature, in all its unbound glory, plays a huge role in Romantic literature. Nature,
sometimes seen as the opposite of the rational, is a powerful symbol in work from this era.
Romantic poets and writers give personal, deep descriptions of nature and its wild and
powerful qualities.

Natural elements also work as symbols for the unfettered emotions of the poet or
writer, as in the final stanza of “To Autumn” by John Keats. Keats was aware that he was
dying of consumption throughout much of his short life and career, and his celebration of
autumn symbolizes the beauty in the ephemeral.

2. Awareness and Acceptance of Emotions

A focus on emotion is a key characteristic of nearly all writing from the Romantic
period. When you read work of this period, you’ll see feelings described in all forms,

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including romantic and filial love, fear, sorrow, loneliness, and more. This focus on emotion
offered a counterpoint to the rational, and it also made Romantic poetry and prose extremely
readable and relatable.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein offers a perfect example of this characteristic of

Romanticism. Here, Frankenstein’s monster shows great self-awareness of his feelings and
offers a vivid emotional description full of anger and sadness.

3. Celebration of Artistic Creativity and Imagination

In contrast to the previous generations’ focus on reason, writers of the Romantic

movement explored the importance of imagination and the creative impulse. Romantic poets
and prose writers celebrated the power of imagination and the creative process, as well as
the artistic viewpoint. They believed that artists and writers looked at the world differently,
and they celebrated that vision in their work. You can see this in William Wordsworth’s
poem, “The Prelude."

4. Emphasis on Aesthetic Beauty

Romantic literature also explores the theme of aesthetic beauty, not just of nature but
of people as well. This was especially true with descriptions of female beauty. Writers
praised women of the Romantic era for their natural loveliness, rather than anything artificial
or constrained. A classic example of this characteristic is George Gordon, or Lord Byron’s,
poem “She Walks in Beauty."

5. Themes of Solitude

Writers of the Romantic era believed that creative inspiration came from solitary
exploration. They celebrated the feeling of being alone, whether that meant loneliness or a
much-needed quiet space to think and create. You’ll see solitary themes in many literary
works from this period, including in this excerpt from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Frost
at Midnight."

6. Focus on Exoticism and History

Romantic-era literature often has a distinct focus on exotic locations and events or
items from history. Poems and prose touch on antiques and the gifts of ancient cultures
around the world, and far-away locations provide the setting for some literary works of this
era. One great example is Percy Byssche Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias."

7. Spiritual and Supernatural Elements

The writers of the Romantic era did not turn away from the darker side of emotion
and the mysteries of the supernatural. They explored the contrast between life and death.
Many pieces have Gothic motifs, such as manor houses in disrepair, dark and stormy nights,
and more. Some of the supernatural elements serve as symbols for emotions of guilt,
depression, and other darker feelings, as you can see in this excerpt from “The Fall of the
House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe.

8. Vivid Sensory Descriptions

Another essential characteristic of nearly all Romantic-era literature is vivid sensory

descriptions. The poems and prose of this period include examples of simile and metaphor,

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as well as visual imagery and other sensory details. Poets and other writers went beyond
simply telling about things and instead gave the information readers need to feel and taste
and touch the objects and surroundings in Romantic-era writing. William Wordsworth uses
vivid descriptions, including similes and metaphors, in his famous poem, “I Wandered Lonely
as a Cloud."

9. Use of Personification

Romantic poets and prose writers also used personification in their work. You can
see examples of personification of everything from birds and animals to natural events or
aspects. These works even personify feelings like love or states like death. You can see
Romantic personification in the work of the famous naturalist and writer, Karl von Martius.
from his book Flora Brasiliensis.

10. Focus on the Self and Autobiography

Many works of Romantic-era literature are deeply personal, and they often explore
the self of the writer. You’ll see autobiographical influences in poems and prose of the
period. One characteristic of this movement was the importance placed on feelings and
creativity, and the source of much of this emotional and artistic work was the background
and real-life surroundings of the writer. This self-focus preceded confessional poetry of the
mid-1900s, but you can see its profound influence on that movement. One key example of
Romantic autobiography is Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Confessions. In this work, he
endeavored to create an unvarnished look at his own upbringing and life.

D. Art of the Romantic Period

In the visual arts, Romanticism first showed itself in landscape painting, where from
as early as the 1760s British artists began to turn to wilder landscapes and storms, and
Gothic architecture. Landscape painting became more popular due to the peoples’
romantic adoration of nature. Theodore Rousseau and Jean- Baptiste- Camille Corot led
the Romantic landscape painting in France.
In sculpture there was a move to create imaginative pieces which would appeal to
the emotions: Auguste Rodin tried to capture the inner lives of his subjects. In portraiture,
painters began to explore the sitter’s feelings and psychological state, and pictures of
animals were similarly probing. The Romantics revered children, because they were
innocent and close to nature. Youngsters had tended to be included in family groups,
dressed as young adults; but the Romantic approach was to depict them as real children,
and to encourage society to be more child-centred.
In the Philippines, notable artists rose into fame. Some of them were:
1. Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla (1855-1913). Hidalgo was one of the great
Filipino painters of the late 19th century who was significant in the Philippine history for
inspiring members of the Philippine reform movement.
2. Juan Luna y Novicio (1857-1899). He became one of the first recognized
Philippine artists and also a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th
century. He is famous for painting the Spoliarium.
3. Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (1892-1972). Amorsolo was a National Artist in
Painting. He was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes, and he was
popularly known for his craftsmanship and mastery of the use of light.
Amorsolo is famous for Planting Rice with Mayon Volcano.
4. Guillermo Estrella Tolentino (1890–1976). Tolentino is a Filipino sculptor who
was named National Artist for the Visual Arts in 1973, and is hailed as the “Father of

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Philippine Arts.” He is also known for the “Oblation” (University of the Philippines), and the
Pambansang Bantayog Ni Andres Bonifacio.
5. Napoleón Isabelo Veloso Abueva. Abueva is a National artist for Sculpture. He
was entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He has been the only Boholano
to be given the distinction of National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts. His
known work is Siyam na Diwatang Sining.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites

K-12 Learner’s Materials in Music and Arts 9 (First edition 2014), pages
69, 70 and 254
https://images.app.goo.gl/isa96yKTKbsp6uUj6
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/10-key-characteristics-of-
romanticism-in-literature.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism
https://www.britannica.com/art/Romanticism
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/literature-and-
creative-writing/literature/legacy-the-
romantics#:~:text=Romanticism%20influenced%20political%20ideology%2
C%20inviting,the%20group%20was%20therefore%20important.
https://artist.com/art-recognition-and-education/romanticism-and-the-
industrial-
revolution#:~:text=Romanticism%20was%20also%20closely%20tied%20t
o%20the%20Industrial%20Revolution%20in%20Europe.&text=Romanticis
m%20emphasized%20nature%20over%20industry,dominant%20force%2
0and%20then%20grew.

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IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1: Organize your Understanding

Relate Romantic music to Romantic Literature and Romantic Art and the
historical events during the period.

Give the characteristics

of Romantic Music.

Give the characteristics Give the Characteristics of

of Romantic Literature. Romantic Art.

How did the Industrial

Revolution influence
the Romantic Period?

V. REFLECTION

Does the Romantic period have impact in the lives of people around the world today?
Explain how the Romantic period influenced the way people thought, and has continued to
exert an influence on the way people at present see and experience the world.
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Emphasis on originality
and individuality,
personal emotional
expression, and
freedom and
experimentation of
form. Glorification of Nature,
Emphasized nature and Creation of imaginative
the importance of pieces which would
emotional expression appeal to the
and artistic freedom. emotions.
Songs, artworks
and literature
that dealt with
the emotions
such as
sadness, and
address themes
of nationalism,
and heroism.
Activity 1
VI. ANSWER KEYS