Music (most important opera house at
the time)
Vocal Music of the Romantic Period
- subjects were traditional myths,
legends and folklore usually dealing
with the supernatural, grotesque, and
less ordinary
Opera Composers:
- Franz Peter Schubert (Jan, 31, 1797
Himmelpfortgrund, Austria – 1828 at
age of 31 Vienna, Austria)
 proper name for Franz Schubert
songs is actually lieder, which is the
German word for songs
 had a powerful dramatic impact on
the listeners
 He tapped the poetry of writers
like Johann Goethe
 considered the last of the Classical
composers and one of the first
romantic ones
 Famous Lieder:
 Ave Maria
 Swan Song
 Unfinished Symphony
- Giuseppe Verdi (Oct 9, 1813 Parma,
Italy – Jan 27, 1901 Milan, Italy)
 A name associated with Romantic
opera is that of Verdi
 characters are ordinary people and
not those of the royal family
 He insisted on a good libretto and
wrote operas with political
overtones and for middle-class
audience
 studied in Busseto and later went
to Milan where his first opera
“Oberto” was performed in La Scala
 completed 25 operas throughout
his career
 final opera ends with “All the
world’s a joke”
 His much acclaimed works are
 La Traviata
 Rigoletto
 Falstaff
 Otello
 Aida were he wrote for the
opening of the Suez Canal
- Giacomo Puccini (Born: Dec 22, 1858
Lucca, Italy )
 studied at the Milan Conservatory
 belonged to a group of composers
who stressed realism, therefore,
he drew material from everyday
life, rejecting heroic themes from
mythology and history
 Famous Operas:
 La Boheme
 Tosca
 Madame Butterfly
 Turandot
- Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 Leipzig,
Germany – Feb 13, 1883 at age of 69)
 attended Leipzig University
 very much inspired by Ludwig van
Beethoven
 introduced new ideas in harmony
and in form, including extremes of
chromaticism
 also explored the limits of the
traditional tonal system that gave
keys and chords its own identity
which paved the way for the rise of
atonality in the 20th century
  advocate of a new form of opera
which he called “music drama”
where musical and dramatic
elements were fused together
 The expressiveness is aided by the
use of “leitmotifs” or musical
sequences standing for a particular
character/plot element
 Famous Works:
 Die Walkyrie
 Die Meistersinger
 Tannhäuser
 Parsifal
 This works are later use to the film
series Harry Potter and Lord of the
Rings
Fredric Chopin
- Known as the poet of piano
- March 1, 1810 Zelazowa, Poland –
October 17, 1849 Paris
- Age of 4 play a piano
- Age of 7 composed polonaise
- Married the famous French writer
George Sand
- Diagnosed with pulmonary
tuberculosis

Instrumental Music of the Romantic Period

Violin and Strings

Niccolo Paganini

- Born October 27, 1782 Franz Liszt

- At age of 5 he started playing mandolin
- At age of 7 transferred his training in
violin
- Most famous violin virtuoso in the
world
- His works are virtuosity
- Known as the virtuoso pianist,
composer, and the busiest musician
- Age of 6 his father is his first teacher
- Born in the village of Daborjan,
Hungary
- Understand easily sight reading and
displayed a remarkable talent at the
very young age

Piano

- Piano music was filled with innovations

- Most of the composition require a high
level of virtuosity
Robert Schumann

- Famous romantic composer that

beautifully combined music and words
- Born in 1810 in Zwickau
- His father wanted him to study law so
he study law in 1821
- He soon developed a problem with his
hands

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

- Born on May 7, 1840 in Voltkinsk,

Russia
- Known for his ballet music
- Become famous after composing the
musical poem “Fatum” and “RnJ”

Program Music

- It conveys images or scene to tell a

short story without text or lyrics
- Entice the imagination of listener
Hector Belioz
- French romantic composer
- Born December 11, 1803
- At young age learn how to play guitar
and flute
- He tried to kill himself
Camille Saint-Saens
- Known as a talented musician at an
early age
- Born in Paris on October 9, 1835
- His aunt help him to use piano
- Started composing piano piece at age
of 3
- Composer who creates elegant music,
clean, neat, polished and never
excessive
 - Consider as the pre-eminent painter of
the era
- Subjects are more in history
 The Death of Marat
 Portrayal of revolutionary
martyr
 Murdered French revolutionary
lead Jean-Paul Marat
 Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Neoclassicism  Napoleon and his army made
across the Alps through the
Neoclassicism Great St. Bernard Pass in May
1800
- 1780-1940
 Oath of Horatii
- Greek word
 A large painting that depicts a
 Neos - New
scene from Roman legend
 Classicus - First Class about the dispute of Roman
- It coincide with the 18th century Age of and Alba Longa
Reason also known as the Age of  Three brothers who’s willing to
Enlightenment sacrifice their lives for the good
- Generally portrayed Roman history of Rome, are saluting to their
which elevated the Roman heroes father who hold three swords

Characteristics: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)

(France)
- Portrayal of Roman history
- Formal composition - A pupil of Jacques-Louis David
- Use of diagonals - Influenced by the renaissance painters
- Local color - Paintings usually nudes and
- Overall lighting mythological
- Classic geo-structure - Regarded as one of the greatest
exemplars of academic art and one of
Neoclassical Painting the finest old master of his era
 Portrait of Napoleon on the
- Ideals of order and moderation in which
Imperial Throne
artistic interpretation of classic Greek
 The Apotheosis of Homer
and Roman history were restored to
 State commissioned by Charles
realistic portrayals
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Neoclassical Artists
Arts
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) (France)
Baroque Arts (1600-1800)
- An influential French painter
 - derived from the Portuguese word
“barocco” which means “irregularly
shaped pearl or stone”
- describes a fairly complex idiom and
focuses on painting, sculpture, as well
as architecture
Baroque Painting
- either directly in Biblical works or
indirectly in imaginary or symbolic work
- less ambiguous, less arcane, and
mysterious
Baroque Sculpture
- typically larger than life size, is marked
by a similar sense of dynamic
movement, along with an active use of
space
- designed to create spectacle and
illusion (Flowing Curves)
Baroque Architecture
- designed to create spectacle and
illusions, replaces with flowing curves of
the Renaissance straight lines
- applies in architecture, religious themes
in classical style, ornate, rich, with lavish
decorations inside and outside part of
the architectural works, attempt to
show Church power, emotional and
violent portrayals, strong contrast
between light and dark colors, uses
Trompe l’oiel (fool the eye) painted
illusions
Famous Baroque Artworks and Artists:
- Michelangelo Merisi (1571- 1610)
 better known as Caravaggio
 an Italian artist who wanted to
deviate from the classical masters
of the Renaissance
 He was an outcast in his society
 Conversation of St. Paul
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
 an Italian artist and the first
Baroque artist
 practiced architecture, and
sculpture, painting, stage design,
and was also a playwright
 the last in the list of the dazzling
universal geniuses
 As a prodigy, his first artworks date
from his 8th birthday
 Early Works:
 The Goat Amalthea with the
Infant Jupiter and a Faun
 Damned Soul
 Blessed Soul
 the greatest Baroque sculptor and
architect as seen in his design of
the Piazza San Pietro in front of the
Basilica
 made a sculpture of “David” was
for Cardinal Borghese which is
strikingly different from
Michelangelo’s David
 most innovative and successful
architectural designs (David)
 Greatest Achievement
 Ecstasy of St. Teresa
 Colonade of the Piazza of St.
Peter’s Rome
- Peter Paul Rubens (1577- 1640)
 a Flemish Baroque painter
 well known for his paintings of
mythical and figurative subjects,
 landscapes, portraits, and Counter-
Reformation altarpieces
 commissioned works were mostly
religious subjects, history paintings
of magical creatures, and hunt
scenes
 Famous Works
 Samson and Delilah
 Landscape with a Tower,
Portrait of Helene Fourment
 The Three Graces
PE
Festival Dance
- cultural dances performed to the strong
beats of percussion instruments by a
community of people sharing the same
culture usually done in honor of a
Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a
bountiful harvest
- Religious and Secular Festivals

Religious Festivals

- Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn - Relating or manifesting faithful

(1606-1669) devotion to God
 was a brilliant Dutch realist,
painter and etcher
 generally considered as one of the
greatest painter and printmaker in
European art
 followed no particular faith, but was
interested in spiritual values and
often chooses religious subjects
 produced over 600 paintings,
nearly 400 etchings, and 2000
drawings Secular Festivals
 His well- known work was his “Self-
portrait in Old Age” - Denoting attitudes, activities, or other
things that have no religious or
spiritual basis

- Diego Velasquez (1599- 1660)

 one of the finest masters of
composition and one of the most
important painters of the Spanish
Golden Age
 famous Works:
 The Surrender of Breda
 Las Meninas (The maids of
honour)
 Los Barachos (The Drinker)
 Maria Theresa
Basic Movements
 - Locomotor Movements
 These are movements that allow
you to move from one point in
space to another. It is canned from
two words, "locos" which means
place and "motor" which means
movement. They include the
following:

Non – Locomotor Movements

- These are movements that are

performed in one point in space
without transferring to another point.
They don't allow you to move from one
place to the other. These movements Health
include:
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES

Unintentional injuries can be defined as,

“the harmful acts, which occur without any
intention to harm the individual affected.”
Unintentional injuries are a subset of all the
major injuries that are categorized as
“external cause injuries.”

First Aid
The immediate but temporary aid or care
given to the victim of injury or emergency.
Basic First Aid Procedure
Suppose you see an injured person lying on
the floor.
Step 1 - ASK FOR HELP
Step 2 & 3 - Inspect the Scene
Step 4 - Face the victim & introduce yourself
Step 5- Intervene & Conduct Assessment
Step 6 – Remember and record the
procedures done.
Step 7 and 8 – Stay with the victim until
professional care arrives. Tell the
medical/professionals about the situation
and the first aid procedures performed.
If the victim is unconscious, perform the
following steps:
1. Tap the shoulders gently and check if
conscious may return.
2. If the victim does not respond, perform
primary assessment. Check for CAB:
 Circulation – Feel if the pulse is
present. Check by touching areas
where large veins are present: neck
or wrist.
 Airway – Check if there is any
blockage in airways passages (mouth
and nose). Remove any material that
blocks the airway.
 Breathing – Check if the victim is
breathing by observing the up and
down movement of the chest. You
may also put your palm above the
nose and mouth to feel if the victim
is inhaling and exhaling.
3. If circulation is absent, perform
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). If the
victim is not breathing, perform rescue
breathing. These two procedures make up
basic life support.
4. If circulation and breathing are present,
conduct secondary assessment.
SECONDARY ASSESSMENT:
4.1. History
The first aider must ask about the victim’s
medical information by thinking of the
acronym SAMPLE:
S – signs and symptoms felt by the victim
A – allergies that the victim has
M – medication that the victim is currently
taking
P – previous medical conditions that the
victim had
L – last oral intake of the victim
E – events that led to the emergency
situation
It may be closed in which there is no break
or damage in the skin while if open, there is
a break.
Hematoma or contusions.

4.2. Vital Signs

How to Manage Wounds:
The first aider must check for the following

a. Abnormal pulse rate or breathing

A. For management of hematoma, we use
b. Dilation of pupils the mnemonic RICE:

c. Change in skin color or body temperature 1. Resting the injured part

d. Changing level of consciousness (being 2. Ice application

half-awake)
3. Compression
4.3. Head-to-toe examinations
4. Elevation
The first aider must think of the acronym
DOTS to inspect the whole

body of the victim for: B. First Aid for Open Wounds with Severe
Bleeding
D – deformity of fractures
1. Wear gloves and remove or cut clothing
O – open wounds as necessary to expose wound.

T – tender parts 2. Control bleeding by applying direct

pressure.
S – swollen parts
3. Elevate the injured part above the heart
except for eye injury and wounds with
embedded object
WOUNDS
4. Cover wound with sterile dressing and
A break in the continuity of a tissue in the bandage.
body.
5. Care for shock.
6. Consult a physician immediately

C. Shock Treatment

Lay the Person Down, if Possible.

Begin CPR, if Necessary.

Treat Obvious Injuries.

Keep Person Warm and Comfortable.

Follow Up.