romantic period unit
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Romantic Period
(1830-1910)
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ART
• Soft lighting• Expressive of Emotions
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Characteristics of the Romantic Period
• Was seen most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature.
• Moved away from Classical form and structure
• Expressed emotions through music • Feeling• Intuition• Imagination
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• Music was used to tell stories, or give ideas to express a meaning
• Composers began to use other countries around the world for a source of new musical ideas
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• Melodies are longer, more dramatic and emotional
• There is a greater variety of instruments, including improved or newly-invented wind instruments
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Ludwig Van Beethoven(1770-1827)
• German composer and pianist
• Studied with Haydn
• Was the link between the Classical Period into the Romantic period
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• Around 1796, Beethoven began to lose his hearing
• Suffered from tinnitus- a severe “ringing” in the ears
• Kept conversation books between friends and other musicians
• Rumored that he cut the legs off the piano to hear it better through the vibrations on the floor
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Moonlight Sonata•What is the “mood” of this piece?
•Tempo?
Symphony No. 5•How many notes is the Main Theme?
•Variation on Theme
http://youtu.be/UHd8jwXBzXE
http://youtu.be/4J9uiOrCx48
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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
• Venice, Italy
• Died at age 31
• Wrote over 600 songs
• 9 symphonies
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“Ave Maria”• Latin Text
Hail Mary,full of grace,the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among
women,and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,Jesus.
Holy Mary,Mother of God,pray for us sinners,now and at the hour of our
death.Amen.
http://youtu.be/bPvAQxZsgpQ
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“Unfinished” Symphony No.8
http://youtu.be/t12EAoed3D0
• Started in 1822
• Schubert Lived for 6 more years, just never finished it!
• What are the first 2 woodwind instruments heard in Movement 1?
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Frederic Chopin(1810-1849)
• Polish composer
• Died at age 39
• Child prodigyon piano
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Mazurka in B flat Major• Based on traditional Polish dance• Written for SOLO piano • -piano sonata, mazurka, waltz, nocturne, polonaise, etude, impromptu and prelude
http://youtu.be/k9MDJuKL3sA
Prelude No. 4http://youtu.be/rNUOIzCeSIY
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Franz Liszt(1811-1886)
• Hungarian Composer
• Virtuostic Pianist
• Said to be the greatest pianist of all time
• Trois Etudes De Concert No. 3- Un Sospiro
http://youtu.be/PnPygtJQxpY
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Giussepe Verdi(1813-1903)
• Italian Composer• Infamous for Opera
“Aida”- Egyptian themes“Grand Triumphal March”
http://youtu.be/l3w4I-KElxQ
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Gioachino Rossini(1792-1868)
• Italian Composer
• Wrote 39 Operas
• “The Barber of Seville”
http://youtu.be/eyhuIC1sxJY http://youtu.be/fMycc_InNoA
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