GRADE 9
of
Music
Romantic
Period
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.
Process Questions:
• What can you say about the
videos, you have watch?
• Are you familiar of those
videos? What do you call
them?
Learning Task 2:
PEEL IN THE BOX!
Direction: Remove the item from the box
that does not describe Romantic Opera.
Constraint & conformity
Combined drama & music
Elaborate costumes & scenery
Arias
Birth of Opera
Sung to orchestra
Artists get inspiration for in landscapes
Subjects were myths, legends and folklore
Subjects were roman history
GRADE 9
of
Music
Romantic
Period
Quarter 4 Music 9 Lesson 1
What is Opera?
❑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
- ROMAN
TIC
OPERA -
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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?
Direction: Write TRUE if the statement
is correct and FALSE if s not.
Romantic period quality is
emotional subjectivity.
Subjects were traditional
myths, legends and less
ordinary.
Romantic period is the birth
of opera houses.
Opera is characterized with
simple and balance
costumes & scenery.
Opera became an important
source of musical
expression.
ASSIGNMENT
•List on your notes at least 5 opera
composers of the Romantic period.
Its name and contribution.
See You Next Meeting!
