CONTENT STANDARD:

The learner demonstrates understanding of

characteristic features of instrumental Romantic
music.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD:
The learner sings and performs themes of
selected instrumental pieces of the Romantic Period.
MELC:

1. MU9RO-IIIb-h5 describes musical elements of

given Romantic period pieces;
 ROMANTIC PERIOD IS DESCRIBED AS A
CULTURAL MOVEMENT THAT STRESSED
EMOTION, IMAGINATION, INDIVIDUALISM,
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND VARIETY OF
MUSICAL STYLE.
NATIONALISM WAS ALSO INCORPORATED IN
THE MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD.
POLONAISE OF FREDERIC CHOPIN, WHICH IS
A DANCE COMPOSITION FOR PIANO AND IS
FAMOUS IN POLAND UNTIL TODAY IS AN
EXAMPLE OF A COMPOSITION THAT SHOWS
 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN BRIDGED
THE MUSIC FROM CLASSICAL TO
ROMANTIC ERA BY EXPRESSING HIS
PASSION AND EMOTIONS THROUGH HIS
MUSIC. OTHER COMPOSERS WERE INSPIRED
BY THIS MUSICAL STYLE THAT THEY
STARTED TO USE MUSIC AS A MEANS OF
EXPRESSING THEIR EMOTIONS AND
INDIVIDUALITY.
 ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
THE MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD IS
GREAT TO LISTEN TO. THE CONCEPT OF
LISTENING TO MUSIC THROUGH THE BASIC
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC IS KEY FOR
UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE ARE LISTENING
TO.
RHYTHM - RHYTHM IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT,
BECAUSE IT GIVES MOTION TO MELODY AND HARMONY. IN THE
ROMANTIC PERIOD, COMPOSERS WOULD USE MORE COMPLEX
RHYTHMS.

MELODY - OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE "TUNE", THE MELODY IS

WHAT YOU CAN “HUM” OR “SING“. A SKILLFULLY CRAFTED
MELODY HAS THE POWER TO “STAY IN YOUR HEAD” FOR A LONG
TIME. THEREFORE, IT IS SAFE TO SAY, THE MELODY IS THE MOST
MEMORABLE OF THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC.

HARMONY - HARMONY IS WHAT OCCURS WHEN MORE THAN

ONE NOTE IS PLAYED OR SUNG AT THE SAME TIME
OBJECTIVES:
1.MU9RO-IIIa-h1 narrates the life and works of romantic
composers after video and movie showing;
2.MU9RO-IIIa-2 relates Romantic period music to its historical
and cultural background;
3.MU9RO-IIIb-h4 listens perceptively to selected Romantic
period music ;
4.MU9RO-IIIb-h5 describes musical elements of given Romantic
period pieces;
 MUSIC
OF
ROMANTIC
PERIOD
 VIOLIN AND
STRINGS MUSIC
NICCOLO PAGANINI
He was born in October 27, 1782
in Genoa, Italy in a family of six
children.
His violin teachers could not
keep up with the progress of his violin
skills that he kept on transferring from
one violin teacher to another.
 Paganini became the most famous violin virtuoso in the world.
However, together with his fame came the rumours about his
amazing violin skills that was said to be a gift from the devil and that
he sold his soul in exchange for those skills. He wrote most of his
music using violin as his instrument.
Some Works of Niccolo Paganini:
1.“La Campanella”
2. 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
 PIANO MUSIC
Piano music of the Romantic period was filled with
innovations. Most of the compositions require a high
level of virtuosity (performs with master ability,
technique or personal style). Some were reinventions of
sonatas from the Classical era.
 FREDERIC CHOPIN
Frederic Chopin was known as the “Poet of the Piano”.
Chopin is famous for the following:
o MAZURKA,POLONAISE & WALTZ are dance form during
romantic period.
o ETUDE - a piece composed for the development of a specific
technique.
o NOCTURNE - an instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy
mood for the piano.
FRANZ LISZT
The best word that describes the works of Franz Liszt is
“virtuosity”. He was known as the virtuoso pianist, a composer and
the busiest musician during the romantic era.
Some of Liszt’s Piano works:
1. "Hungarian Rhapsodies" were originally written for solo piano,
but many were arranged for orchestra or other combinations of
instruments. The Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 is the most popular
and was the basis for the Tom & Jerry cartoon called the Cat
Concerto.
ROBERT SCHUMANN
One of the famous
Romantic composers that
beautifully combined music
and words is Robert Schumann.
He was a composer and music
critic.
 Schumann often wrote under two pseudonyms;
EUSEBIUS- sensitive, lyrical side
FLORESTAN-fiery, stormy side
Piano Works:
1. Abegg Variations
2. Carnaval Opus 9 (1835) - a portrait of a masked
ball attended by his allies and his beloved Clara.
 PROGRAM MUSIC
PROGRAM MUSIC IS AN INSTRUMENTAL
COMPOSITION THAT CONVEYS IMAGES OR
SCENES TO TELL A SHORT STORY WITHOUT
TEXT OR LYRICS.
IT IS INTENDED TO DEPICT OR SUGGEST
NON-MUSICAL INCIDENTS, IDEAS OR
IMAGES.
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz showcased the
important features in his
composition in creating tone
colour. He assembled hundreds
of musicians to produce a
powerful sound. In most of his
compositions, he made tone
colour as the basic part of his
musical language
 One of his famous musical compositions is the five-movement
symphony called “Symphonie Fantastique", which is also known as
“Fantastic Symphony”.

The 5 movement:
1. Passions
2. A Ball
3. Scene in the Fields
4. March to the Scaffold
5. Dream of the Night of the Sabbath
CAMILLE SAINT-
SAËNS

He was considered as a
composer who creates
elegant music, neat, clean,
polished and never
excessive.
 One of this is example is “The Swan”. As an organist and one of the best
pianists of his time, he sat very still at the piano and played gracefully and cool.

Best known music of Camille Saint-Saëns:

1. Carnival of the Animals
1. Introduction And Royal March Of The Lion, 2) Hens And Roosters, 3) Wild
Donkeys And Swift Animals, 4) Tortoises, 5) The Elephant, 6) Kangaroos, 7) Aquarium, 8)
Characters With Long Ears, 9) The Cuckoo In The Depths Of The Woods, 10) Aviary, 11)
Pianists, 12) Fossils, 13) The Swan, And 14) Finale.

2. Danse Macabre
 PETER ILYICH
TCHAIKOVSKY
He was born on May 7, 1840
in Votkinsk, Russia,was known
for his BALLET MUSIC (a
theatrical presentation of group or
solo dancing to a musical
accompaniment, usually with
costume and scenic effects,
conveying a story or theme.)
 He continued his music career in New York despite
having marital problems and became famous after composing
the musical poem “Fatum” and “Romeo and Juliet”.
Tchaikovsky’s Famous Compositions:
1. Swan Lake
2. Sleeping Beauty
3. The Nutcracker
4. Romeo & Juliet
5. 1812 Overture