UNIT 3
MUSIC OF THE
ROMANTIC PERIOD
QUESTIONS:
[Link] have you noticed to the
music being played?
ROMANTIC PERIOD (1820-
1910)
• Described as the cultural movement
that stresses emotion, imagination,
individualism, and freedom of
expression.
• Nationalism was also incorporated in
the music of the Romantic Period.
• Piano music was filled with innovations.
• Program music is an instrumental
compositions that conveys images or
scenes to tell a short story without text
ROMANTIC
COMPOSERS
VIOLIN AND STRINGS
MUSIC:
NICCOLO PAGANINI
• Born on October 27,
1782 in Genoa, Italy.
• His musical skills
started with playing
mandolin at the age
of five.
• Became the most
famous violin
virtuoso in the world.
WORKS:
• “ La Campanella”
• 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.
1
• Concerto no. 1 in Eb, Op. 6
• 15 Quartets for Guitar and
Strings Trio
• “The Carnival of Venice”
PIANO MUSIC:
Frederic Chopin
• Born on March 1, 1810 in
Zelazowa, Poland. Died on
October 17, 1849
• Known as the “Poet of
the Piano”.
• Chopin composed almost
primarily for the piano
and some of his most well
known compositions are
Fantasie in F minor, Op.
49, Revolutionary Etude,
Op. 10, No. 12 and 24
Preludes, Op. 28.
Chopin is famous for the following:
Ballade- a verse form or narrative that is set to music.
Etude- a piece composed for the development of a
specific technique.
Mazurka- a polish dance in triple tie signature
Nocturne- an instrumental composition of a pensive,
dreamy mood, for the piano
Polonaise- a slow polish dance in triple time that
consists of a march or procession
Prelude- a short piece of music that can be used as a preface,
and introduction to another work or may stand on its own
Waltz- a German dance in triple meter
Impromptu- a short free-form musical composition usually for
a solo instrument, like the piano
Scherzo- a musical movement of playful character, typically in
ABA form
Sonata- composition for one or more solo instruments usually
consisting of three or four independent movements varying in
key, mood and tempo
Franz Liszt
• He was known as the
virtuoso pianist, a
composer and the busiest
musician during the
Romantic Era.
• He was known for his
symphonic poems where
he translated great literary
works into musical
compositions.
• He was also known with
his generosity in sharing
time and money to the
orphans, victim of
disasters, and the many
Some of Liszt Piano
works:
• “La Campanella”
• “Liebestraume no. 3”
• Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsodies”
• Un Sospiro
• Sonata in B Minor
• Arrangements of the 9 Beethoven Symphonies
• Transcriptions of Lieder by Schubert
Orchestral Composition:
Symphonic Poems
(“Hamlet,” “Les
Preludes”)
Robert
Schumann
• He was born in 1810 in
Zwickau
• He was a composer and
music critic
• In 1834, he founded the
music journal, “Jornal
Neue Zeitschrift fur
Musik,” wherein he
edited and wrote music
criticism for his
publication.
PROGRAM MUSIC:
Hector Berlioz
• Is a French romantic
composer born on
December 11, 1803.
• One of his musical
compositions is a five
movement symphony
called “Symphonie
Fantastique” also
known as “Fantastic
Symphony”
Peter llyich Tchaikovsky ( Pyotr llyich
Chaykowsky)
• Was born on May 7,
1840 in Votkinsk,
Russia and was
known for his Ballet
music.
• He became famous
after composing the
musical poem
“Fatum” and “ Romeo
and Juliet”
Famous Compositions:
• Swan Lake
• The Nutcracker
• 1812 Overture
• Sleeping Beauty
• Symphony no. 6
“Pathetique”
• Romeo and Juliet
• Symphony no. 2
• Piano Concerto no. 1
Camille Saint-
Saens
• Was born in Paris on
October 9, 1835 and
started music
through the help of
his aunt.
• Was known as
talented musicican
from an early age
• He was considered as
a composer who
creates elegant
music, neat, clean,
polished and never
excessive.
Best known
Music:
• Carnival of the
animals
• Danse Macabre
• Symphony no. 3
• The Swan
• Over 300 works,
unusually in all
genres
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