MAPEH 9 (Music)

Date:

Activity 4

Title: OPERA COMPOSERS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD

OPERA COMPOSERS BORN BACKGROUND CONTRIBUTIONS DIED

1. FRANZ PETER January 31, 1797 He is considered as the *Music works/Lieder: He died in 1828
SCHUBERT in last of the Classical ‘’Gretchen am in Vienna,
Himmelfortgrund, composers and one of Spinnrade’’, Erlkonig’’, Austria at 31.
Austria the first romantic ones ‘’Ellens Gesang III’’, ( Ave
Maria) and ‘’ Schwanege
sang’’(Swan Song)
-He also wrote piano
pieces, string quartets,
operetta and the
symphony No. 8 in B
minor

2. GIUSEPPE VERDI October 9, 1813 in -His characters are -His operas are: -He died in
Parma, Italy ordinary people and La Traviata, Rigoletto, Milan, Italy on
not those of the royal Falstaff, Otello, and Aida. January 27,
family like those in 1901.
German operas.
- He insisted on a good
libretto and wrote
operas with political
overtones and for
middle – class
audience.
- He studied in Busseto
and latter went to
Milan where his first
opera’’ OBERTO’’ was
performed in La Scala.
- La Scala – the most
important opera house
at the time.
- Expressive vocal
melody is the soul of
Verdi opera.

3. GIACOMO - Born on -He studied in Milan - His famous operas was:

PUCCINI December 22, Conservatory. La Boheme, Tosca,
1858 in Lucca, -He belonged to a Madame Butterfly and
Italy. group of composers Turandot.
who stressed realism,
therefore, he drew
materials from
everyday life, rejecting
heroic themes from
mythology and history.
4. RICHARD - Born on May 22, - He attended in Leipzig - His famous works are: -He was died of
WAGNER 1813 in Leipzig, University. Tristan and Isolde, Die a heart attack
Germany. - He introduced new Walkyrie, Die on February 13,
ideas in harmony in Meistersinger, 1883 at the age
form, including Tannhauser and Parsifal. of 69.
extremes
chromaticism.
- He also explored the
 limits of the traditional
tonal system that give
kays and chords its
own identity which
paved the way for the
rise of atonality in the
20th century.
- He was advocate of
new form of opera
which he called ‘’music
drama’’ where musical
and dramatic elements
were fused together.
- His work would later
influence modern film
scores, including those
of the Harry Potter and
Lord of the Rings Film
series.
5. GEORGES BIZET -Born on October - He was registered - His works known work -He died on
25, 1838 in Paris, with legal name was’’ CARMEN’’ June 3, 1875 at
France ALEXADER – CESAR- - the age of 36.
LEOPOL BIZET.
- He entered at the
Paris Conservatory at
the young age.
- His famous opera is ‘’
CARMEN’’
- However, when
‘’CARMEN’’ first
opened in Paris, the
reviews were terrible.
The shows were
criticized in horrible
ways that resulted in
poor audience
attendance.

Process Questions:

1. What was the first opera of Giuseppe Verdi?

2. Who among of the opera composers were considered as the last of the Classical composers and one of the first
romantic ones?

3. What was the cause of the death of Richard Wagner?

4. Enumerate the famous works of Giuseppe Verdi.

MAPEH 9 (Music)
Date:
Activity 5
Title: OPERA OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
Direction: To identify the musical facts about Erlking and Butterfly Aira ‘’ Un bel di’’

Musical Facts about Erlking Musical Facts about Butterfly Aira’’ Un Bel Di
-The Form is through – composed -Butterfly Aria ‘’ Un bel di’’ comes near the beginning of
- The text itself is a ballad written by a famous poet Act II, as she tries to convince herself and her servant
 Goethe. that her husband will return to her. You will hear
-It relates the tale of the evil King of the Elves and his gorgeous soaring melodies and exotic oriental sounds
malevolent seduction of a young boy. in the superb da capo(ABA) aria.
-Legend had it that whosoever was touch by the King of -This is one of the most breath – taking arias in the
the Elves would die. This tale is typical to the dark whole operatic repertoire.
Romantic fascination with the supernatural and the - Butterfly is sure that Pinkerton, her American
macabre, which is evident in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein husband, will return and she sings of the day of his
(1818). return.
-According to a musicologist, Schubert was reading a - Syncopated rhythms representing Butterfly’s longing
book of Goethe’s poetry, pacing back and forth in his for Pinkerton, a beautiful melody and a high B flat (Bb)
room. Suddenly, he sprang to the piano and as fast as at the end.
he could write, set Goethe’s entire ballad to music. He
was seventeen when he wrote this.
- Schubert captures both the general sense of terror in
the scene and the detail of galloping horse, he creates
an accompanying figure in the piano that pounds on
relentlessly.
- The cry of the boy is heard again in the course of the
song each time you can hear successive high pitch and
dissonant harmonies.
-The father tries to calm him in low tones that are
steady, stable, and repetitive. The three characters of
the story is portrayed with distinct musical qualities.

Process Questions:

1. What was created by Schubert in the piano that pounds on relentlessly?

2. What is one of the most breath – taking arias in the whole operatic repertoire?

3. Who was the husband of Butterfly?

4. Who wrote the text of an art songs Erlking?

5. Describe the form of an art songs Erlking?

MAPEH 9 (Music)
Date:
Activity 9
Title: REFLECTIONS
Direction: To understand the musical composition of the Romantic Opera (Madame Butterfly)

Concept Notes

MADAME BUTTERFLY
 Music by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
 Libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Ilica. From the short story by John Luther Lung, derived from Pierre Loti’s
tale Madame Chrysantheme.
 Categorized as Romantic Tragedy; Set Numbers: recitative; Setting: Nagasaki, Japan, at the beginning of the 20 th century.
 Two acts; Act 2 with two parts

SYPNOSIS

When American naval vessels frequented Japanese seaports, American Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton met Cio-
Cio – San (‘’ Butterfly’’) and was captivated by her beauty. Pinkerton rented a Japanese house and part f his rental package is his ‘’
betrothal to Cio – Cio – San.
Treating the marriage merely as a casual affair, Pinkerton returns to America after the wedding leaving Cio – Cio – San
lojalty waiting for his return. He marries an American woman named Kate. When he return to Japan three years later with his
American wife, he learn that he bore a son with Cio – Cio – San. Upon learning that Pinkerton had married another woman, Cio – Cio
– San kills herself to make sure that Pinkerton takes their son with him.

PROCESS QUESTIONS

1. What was the part of the rental package of Japanese house of Pinkerton?
2. From where the opera song Madam Butterfly derived?
3. Who was the Japanese of Pinkerton?
4. Why did Cio- Cio – San , a Japanese wife of Pinkerton kills herself?

Music 9
Date:
Activity 9
Title: REFLECTIONS
Direction: To understand the musical composition of the Romantic Opera (Madame Butterfly)

Concept Notes

MADAME BUTTERFLY
 Music by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
 Libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Ilica. From the short story by John Luther Lung, derived from Pierre Loti’s
tale Madame Chrysantheme.
 Categorized as Romantic Tragedy; Set Numbers: recitative; Setting: Nagasaki, Japan, at the beginning of the 20 th century.
 Two acts; Act 2 with two parts

SYPNOSIS

When American naval vessels frequented Japanese seaports, American Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton met Cio-
Cio – San (‘’ Butterfly’’) and was captivated by her beauty. Pinkerton rented a Japanese house and part f his rental package is his ‘’
betrothal to Cio – Cio – San.
Treating the marriage merely as a casual affair, Pinkerton returns to America after the wedding leaving Cio – Cio – San
lojalty waiting for his return. He marries an American woman named Kate. When he returned to Japan three years later with his
American wife, he learned that he bore a son with Cio – Cio – San. Upon learning that Pinkerton had married another woman, Cio –
Cio – San kills herself to make sure that Pinkerton takes their son with him.

PROCESS QUESTIONS

1. What was the part of the rental package of Japanese house of Pinkerton?
2. From where the opera song Madam Butterfly derived?
3. Who was the Japanese of Pinkerton?
4. Why did Cio- Cio – San, Japanese wife of Pinkerton kills herself?