MAYAPYAP LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN MUSIC-VOICE

National High School Quarter IV, Week 7-8

Lesson 7 and 8: Major Composers in the Philippines and during the Baroque Period, Classical Period, and
Romantic Period

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY

Identifies the composer in the Philippines and in the west;

In this set of activities, you should:
1. Identify the major composers in the Philippines and during the Baroque
Period, Classical Period, and Romantic Period.

WHAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER?

Major Composers in the Philippines

1. Nicanor Abelardo –He is the Father of Kundiman, He composed the songs “ Nasan Ka Irog,
Mutya ng Pasig”, “Bituing Marikit”, “Himutok”, “Kung Hindi Man”
2. Julian Felipe – He composed the Philippine National Anthem thru the help of his lyricist Jose
Palma
3. Dolores Paterno – She is the composer of “La Flor de Manila 1879 (Sampaguita)
4. Lucio San Pedro – He is the composer of the songs “sa Ugoy ng Duyan”, “ Sa Mahal kong
Bayan”, “Sa Lupang Sarili”
5. Francisco Santiago – He is the composer of “Pilipinas Kong Mahal”, “Kundiman (Ako’y anak
ng dalita), “Madaling Araw”, “Pakiusap” “ Ano Kaya ang kapalaran”,the dignity of labor

Major Composers during the Baroque Period, Classical Period, and Romantic Period

1. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) - was composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven is widely regarded as the
greatest composer who ever lived. He expanded the Classical traditions of Joseph Haydn, one of his teachers, and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and experimented with personal expression, a characteristic that influenced the
Romantic composers who succeeded him. His life and career were marked by progressive deafness, yet the malady
did not prevent him from composing some of his most important works during the last 10 years of his life when he
was nearly unable to hear. Widening the scope 14 of sonata, symphony, concerto, and quartet, Beethoven’s notable
works include Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, Moonlight Sonata, and
Für Elise.
2. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) - was a German composer and organist of the Baroque period. His
contemporaries admired him for his talent as a musician but thought his compositions were old-fashioned. A
rediscovery of his work in the early 19th century led to the so-called Bach revival, in which he came to be seen as
one of the greatest composers of all time. His most-celebrated compositions include Brandenburg Concertos, The
Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1007–1012, Orchestral Suites,
BWV 1066–1069, and Mass in B Minor, BWV 232.
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91) -was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart is widely recognized as one of the greatest composers of Western music. He is the only composer to write
and excel in all of the musical genres of his time. Rumored to have had the ability to play music at age three and to
write music at age five, Mozart began his career as a child prodigy. Notable compositions include The Marriage of
Figaro, Elvira Madigan, and Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581.
4. Johannes Brahms (1833–97) - was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic period, but he was more a
disciple of the Classical tradition. He wrote in many genres, including symphonies, concerti, chamber music, piano
works, and choral compositions, many of which reveal the influence of folk music. Some of his best-known works
include Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4, and Hungarian Dances.
5. Richard Wagner (1813–83) The German composer and theorist Richard Wagner extended the opera tradition and
revolutionized Western music. His dramatic compositionsm are particularly known for the use of leitmotifs, brief
musical motifs for a character, place, or event, which he skillfully transformed throughout a piece. Among his major
works are the operas The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan and Isolde, Parsifal, and the tetralogy
The Ring of the Nibelung, which includes The Valkyrie. One of the most controversial figures in classical music,
his work transcends his character, which was defined by megalomaniac tendencies and anti-Semitic views.

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 6. Claude Debussy (1862–1918) The French composer Claude Debussy is often regarded as the father of modern
classical music. Debussy developed new and complex harmonies and musical structures that evoke comparisons to
the art of his contemporary Impressionist and Symbolist painters and writers. His major works include Clair de
lune, La Mer, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and the opera Pelléas et Mélisande.
7. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–93) Writing music with broad emotional appeal during the Romantic period,
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky became one of the most popular Russian composers of all time. He was schooled in the
western European tradition and assimilated elements from French, Italian, and German music with a personal and
Russian style. Some of his best-known works were composed for the ballet, including Swan Lake, The Sleeping
Beauty, and The Nutcracker, Op. 71, but they also include Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 and Marche
Slave, Op. 31. 15
8. Frédéric Chopin (1810–49) was a Polish-French composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He was one of few
composers to devote himself to a single instrument, and his sensitive approach to the keyboard allowed him to
exploit all the resources of the piano, including innovations in fingering and pedaling. He is thus primarily known
for writing music forthe piano, notably Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2 in E-flat Major, Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, B. 49,and
Heroic Polonaise.
9. Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) He was one of the most important figures in the development of the Classical style of
music during the 18th century. He helped establish the forms and styles for the string quartet and symphony. Haydn
was a prolific composer, and some of his most well-known works are Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Emperor
Quartet, and Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major. His compositions are often characterized as light, witty, and elegant
10. Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque period. He wrote music for operas, solo
instruments, and small ensembles, but he is often celebrated for his concerti, in which virtuoso solo passages
alternate with passages for the whole orchestra. He wrote about 500 concerti, of which his best-known work is the
group of four violin concerti titled The Four Seasons. His Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425, Concerto for
Four Violins and Cello in B Minor, Op. 3, No.10 , and Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major are equally playful
and complex.

YOUR TASKS!

Reminder: DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS ACTIVITY SHEET. Write your answer on a separate
LONG BOND PAPER

Enrichment Activity 1: IDENTIFICATION (5 points)

Identify the following composers being described.

1. He was schooled in the western European tradition and assimilated elements from French, Italian, and German
music with a personal and Russian style.
2. He is thus primarily known for writing music forthe piano, notably Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2 in E-flat Major,
Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, B. 49,and Heroic Polonaise.
3. She is the composer of “La Flor de Manila 1879 (Sampaguita)
4. He wrote music for operas, solo instruments, and small ensembles, but he is often celebrated for his concerti, in
which virtuoso solo passages alternate with passages for the whole orchestra.
5. He is the Father of Kundiman, He composed the songs “ Nasan Ka Irog, Mutya ng Pasig”, “Bituing Marikit”,
“Himutok”, “Kung Hindi Man”
Enrichment Activiity 2: SOLO SINGING (20 points)
Perform 1 song composed by a filipino or western composer we discussed according to your choice. Use percussion or any
instruments that is/are available for the accompaniment and record your performance through audio recording. Send your
performance through facebook and/or email.

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WRAP-UP ACTIVITY

ENUMERATION: (10 points)

1. Give the five (5) Filipino Major composers
2. Give atleast five (5) major composers during the Baroque Period, Classical Period,
and Romantic Period

REFERENCES

• Sumait and Llamos, 2020, SPA Module, Region III-Central Luzon