Quarter 4 Music 9 Lesson 1

Learning Competency:
 Explains the plot, musical and
theatrical elements of an opera
after watching video samples;
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 Video-
Watching
DIRECTION:
Watch the
trailers of the
famous
Romantic opera
and answer the
questions that
follows.
 I. Process Questions:
 What can you say about the
videos, you have watch?
 Are you familiar of those
videos? What do you call
them?
Quarter 4 Music 9 Lesson 1
It is a musical composition having all or most of its
text set to music with;
 Arias
 Recitative
 Choruses
 Duets
 Trios, etc. with orchestral accompaniment
 The opera is usually characterized by elaborate
costumes, scenery and choreography.
FACTS ABOUT
ROMANTIC
PERIOD

 Vocal music, a form of expression

became more evident during the
Romantic period.
 Romanticism coincided with the
industrial Revolution in western Europe
that brought about the rise of socialism
and capitalism.
 The romantic’s period basic quality is
emotional subjectivity.
 Composers explore feelings of
grandiosity, intimacy, unpredictability,
sadness, rapture and longing.
 FACTS ABOUT ROMANTIC PERIOD
 Romantic vocal forms like the art song and operas were
about fantasy, supernatural, romance and the nature as
mirror of the human heart.
 Virtuoso performers are not only instrumentalists but
also singers.
 One singer sometimes sounds like several characters by
use of different vocal register.
 Vocal music in this period require singers to perform a
greater range of tone, color, dynamics and pitch.
What makes opera music of the
Romantic period?

 They used more extended melodies, broader

ranges of tone, pitch, and tempo – more
sophisticated harmonies. Some key
innovations from the Romantic Era include:
Chromatic harmonies were making greater
use of semitones and unusual chord
progressions.
Concept Map:
Direction: Using a concept map, describe the Romantic opera

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ROMAN
TIC
OPERA

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 II. Process Questions:
1.What is Opera?
2.How was Opera started in the
Romantic period?
3.What is/are the characteristics
of Romantic period Opera?
ASSIGNMENT
•List on your notes at least 5 opera
composers of the Romantic period.
Its name and contribution.