When you hear the topic

“Romantic Music”, what comes

first in your mind?
Who are the composers you
know in this period?
Why do you think these
composers are famous?
If you will be a musician,
what genre is your focus?
Why?
Music of the Romantic
Period
Romantic Period
 This era became the Period of
Change.
 Melodious music became a dominant
characteristic of music
 A very expressive era
Romantic Period
 Musicians started new ways to express music;
lengths of composition, harmony and tonal
relationships
 Symphonic poem, an orchestral piece that
articulated a story
 Art song, a composition for solo voice and piano
 Music were usually in Sharp contrast
Romantic Composers
1.Frederic Chopin
2.Peter Tchaikovsky
3.Franz Liszt
4.Charles-Camille Saint-Saens
 Frederic Chopin
 A composer of extraordinary
skill
 He mastered playing the Piano
 Salle Pleyel made him famous
 Expressed emotional
ambiguity that awed and
intrigued his listeners
 Peter Tchaikovsky
 A Romantic Russian musician
 His music has profound appeal
to the public
 Known for beautiful melodies
and creative orchestration
 Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping
beauty, Three Piano Concertos,
Swan Lake and The
Nutcracker
 Franz Liszt
 A Hungarian Pianist, a renowned
child prodigy
 Known for his Symphonic poem, a
type of musical piece that
illustrates a poem
 Don Sanche, his first composition.
 Liebestraum No.3 in a Flat Major
is one of his famous composition
 Charles-Camille Saint-Saens

 An organist, conductor,
pianist and a composer
 He helped revive Bouree
and Gavotte
 He taught at the Ecole
Niedemeyer
Instruction: Fill out the Venn Diagram to show the similarities and
differences between a Romantic Period and the Modern Music based on
the performance practice.

Romantic Music Modern Music

 Answer the following:
1.What relationship did you notice about Romantic Period
and Modern Music?
2.Why is it important for you to understand their
similarities and differences?
3.If you would compare the other periods composition to
the romantic period, what is the distinct quality of the
music?