VOCAL MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC

Grade 9 MUSIC
Presentation by:

PERIOD JOHN KIER R MARTINEZ

MAPEH TEACHER
 The proper name for Franz Schubert songs is actually lieder, which
is the German word for songs. Schubert developed lieder so that they
had a powerful dramatic impact on the listeners. He tapped the poetry
of writers like Johann Goethe. He is considered the last of the Classical
composers and one of the first romantic ones. His famous vocal music
works/ Lieder were: “Gretchen am Spinnrade”, “Erlkonig”, “Ellens
Gesang III” (“Ave Maria”) and “Schwanenge sang” (“Swan Song”). He
also wrote piano pieces, string quartets, operetta and the Symphony
No.8 in B minor (“Unfinished Symphony”) Schubert was born on the
31st of January 1797 in Himmelpfortgrund, Austria and died in 1828
in Vienna, Austria at 31.

VOCAL MUSIC OF THE

FRANZ PETER SCHUBERT ROMANTIC PERIOD

MUSIC 9
 Verdi was born in Parma, Italy on October 9, 1813. He studied in
Busseto and later went to Milan where his first opera “Oberto” was
performed in La Scala, the most important opera house at the time.
Almost all of his works are serious love story with unhappy ending.
Expressive vocal melody is the soul of a Verdi opera. He completed 25
operas throughout his career. His final opera ends with “All the world‟s
a joke.”Some of his famous operas are still being produced and
performed worldwide. His much acclaimed works are; La Traviata,
Rigoletto, Falstaff, Otello and Aida were he wrote for the opening of
the Suez Canal. He died in Milan, Italy on January 27,1901.

VOCAL MUSIC OF THE

GIUSEPPE VERDI ROMANTIC PERIOD

MUSIC 9
 Giacomo Puccini was born in a poor family on
December 22, 1858 in Lucca, Italy. He studied at the
Milan Conservatory. He belonged to a group of
composers who stressed realism, therefore, he drew
material from everyday life, rejecting heroic themes
from mythology and history. Puccini‟s famous operas
were: “La Boheme”, “Tosca”, “Madame Butterfly”,
and “Turandot”.

VOCAL MUSIC OF THE

GIACOMO PUCCINI ROMANTIC PERIOD

MUSIC 9
 Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany on May 22,
1813. Wagner exerted a strong influence on the operatic medium. He was
an advocate of a new form of opera which he called “music drama” where
musical and dramatic elements were fused together. He developed a
compositional style in which the orchestra has of equal importance in
dramatic roles as the singers themselves. The expressiveness is aided by the
use of “leitmotifs” or musical sequences standing for a particular
character/plot element. His famous works are; “Tristan and Isolde”, “Die
Walkyrie”, “Die Meistersinger”, “Tannhäuser”, and “Parsifal”. His work would
later influence modern film scores, including those of the Harry Potter and
Lord of the Rings film series. Wagner died of a heart attack on February
13,1883 at age of 69.

VOCAL MUSIC OF THE

RICHARD WAGNER ROMANTIC PERIOD

MUSIC 9
 He was born October 25, 1838 in Paris, France.
He entered the Paris Conservatory of music at a very
young age. Bizet became famous for his operas. His
most 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.

VOCAL MUSIC OF THE

GEORGES BIZET ROMANTIC PERIOD

MUSIC 9
VOCAL MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC ERA: Grade 9 MUSIC
ROMANTIC OPERA
ROMANTIC PERIOD
OPERA
Opera became increasingly popular during the
Romantic period. It is a musical composition having
all or most of its text set to music with arias,
recitative, choruses, duets, trios, etc. sung to
orchestral accompaniment. The opera is usually
characterized by elaborate costumes, scenery and
choreography.
COMPONENTS OF AN OPERA
LIBRETTO

the text of an opera. Librettist and the

composer work closely together to tell the
story.
COMPONENTS OF AN OPERA
SCORE

the book that the composer and librettist put

together. The score has all the musical notes, words and
ideas to help the performers tell the story. Often, there
are operas with overtures, preludes, prologues, several
acts, finales and postludes.
COMPONENTS OF AN OPERA
RECITATIVE
Declamatory singing, used in the prose parts and
dialogue of opera. Different roles in operas are
created taking into account different types of voices.
Each role requires a different type of singer, not only
able to sing a given vocal range but also with certain
voice characteristics, color and power.
COMPONENTS OF AN OPERA
ARIA
an air or solo singing part sung by a principal
character. This song is what the public will
remember best when leaving the opera house.
Properly and well sung, a beautiful aria can
bring an audience to its feet and decide the fate
of an entire opera.
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VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
MALE VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
TENOR
Highest male voice

GIUSEPPE VERDI- LA DONNA E MOBILE

DARREN ESPANTO- DOMINO

FRANZ PETER SCHUBERT- ERLKONIG

MALE VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
BARITONE
middle voice, common male voice

IÑIGO PASCUAL- DAHIL SAYO

SAM CONCEPCION- DATI

BRIAN TERMULO- DADALHIN

MALE VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
BASS
lowest male voice

NONOY ZUNIGA- MAGANDANG GABI

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VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
FEMALE VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
SOPRANO
female highest voice

BEYONCE-LOVE ON TOP

MORISSETTE AMON- AGAINTS ALL ODDS

FEMALE VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
COLORATURA
highest soprano voice

GEORGES BIZET- CARMEN ACT 1 HABANERA

CIO-CIO-SAN- MADAME BUTTERFLY

FEMALE VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
MEZZO SOPRANO
most common female voice

KATY PERRY- LAST FRIDAY NIGHT

YENG CONSTANTINO- IKAW

FEMALE VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
CONTRALTO/ ALTO
female lowest voice
ZIA QUIZON- BAKIT HINDI KA CRUSH NG CRUSH MO

LORDE- ROYALS
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OTHER VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
OTHER VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
LYRIC
bright and full sound

DRAMATIC

darker full sound

 VOCAL MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC ERA: Grade 9 MUSIC
DUET, TRIO, AND OTHER SMALL ENSEMBLES
OTHER VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
DUET, TRIO AND OTHER SMALL ENSEMBLES
CHORUS

ORCHESTRA

ACTS- main divisions of an opera

SCENE- setting or place

 VOCAL MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC ERA: Grade 9 MUSIC
DYNAMICS AND VOCAL EMBELLISHMENTS
OTHER VOICE CLASSIFICATIONS
DYNAMICS AND VOCAL EMBELLISHMENTS
A CAPELLA FALSETTO
CANTIBLE GLISSANDO
CAPO PASSAGIO
CODA RUBATO
DOLCE TESSITURA
VIBRATO