Quarter 3 Week 5-6 Quiz (MUSIC)

 Music of the Romantic Period  (1820-1910)

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What is Romantic Period?

    It is a period that described as a cultural movement that stressed emotion, imagination, individualism, and freedom of expression.

    Nationalism was also incorporated in the music of the Romantic Period.

    Piano Music of the Romantic Period is in free form such as fantasy, rhapsody, ballade, and nocturne.

    Program music is an instrumental composition that conveys images or scenes to tell a short story without text or lyrics. It entices the imagination of the listener.

    Most of the musical compositions of the era portray literature, history, emotions, and nature.

Composers of the Romantic Period

COMPOSER OF VIOLIN AND STRING MUSIC

Niccolo Paganini- He was born on October 27, 1782 in Genoa, Italy in a family of six children. His musical skills started with playing mandolin at the age of five. Paganini became the most famous violin virtuoso in the world .

Some Works of Paganini: La Campanella, 24 Caprices for solo Violin, Op.1, Concerto no.1 in Eb, Op.6, 15 Quartets for Guitar and Strings Trio, and The Carnival of Venice.

COMPOSERS OF PIANO MUSIC

1. Frederic Chopin - He was known as the poet of the piano, He was born March 1, 1810 in Zelowa, Poland. He began to play piano at age 4. He composed polonaise at the age 7.He studied piano at Warsaw Conservatory under Wilhelm Wurfel and most of his music was influenced by folk music.

Chopin composed almost primarily for the piano and some of his well-known compositions are Fantasie in F minor, Op.49, Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No.12 and 24 Preludes, Op.28.

2. Franz Liszt- He was known as the virtuoso pianist, a composer and the busiest musician during the Romantic Era. He played and studied in Vienna and Paris while performing in concerts in the rest of Europe.Liszt was born in the village Boborjan, Hungary. Some of Liszt’s Piano works: La Campanella, Liebestraume no.3, Un Sospiro, Sonata in B Minor, Arrangement of the 9 Beethoven Symphonies, and Transcriptions of Lieder by Schubert.

3. Robert Schumann - He was a composer and music critic.He was born in 1810 in Zwickau. His father wanted him to study law so in 1821, Schumann went to Leipzig to study law. His piano works: Abegg Variations, Davidbundlertanze, Carnaval, Phantasiestucke, Kleirsleriana and Kinderszenen.

COMPOSERS OF PROGRAM MUSIC

1. Hector Berlioz- is a French romantic composer born on December 11, 1803. At his young age , he learned to play guitar and flute but never became skilled in a specific musical instrument. His father was a physician who sent Hector to medical school but he ended up pursuing a career in music. One of his famous musical compositions is a five-movement symphony called “Symphonie Fantastique”.

2. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky - He was born on May 7,1840 in Votkinsk, Russia. He was known for his ballet music. He first studied law and became a law clerk in St. Petersburg in his twenties. He rebelled and began to study music at a conservatory, also in St. Petersburg. 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”.

Famous Compositions: Swan Lake, The Nutcraker, 1812 Overture, Sleeping Beauty, Symphony no.6, Romeo and Juliet, Symphony no.2, and Piano Concerto no.1.

        3. Camille Saint- Saens- He was known as a talented musician from an early age. He was born in Paris on October 9, 1835 and started music through the help of his aunt by teaching him piano lessons when he was only two years old and afterward, he began composing piano pieces at age three. His best-known music’s are: Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, Symphony no.3, and The Swan.