The document discusses the Romantic period in music and focuses on Franz Peter Schubert's art songs. It explains that during the Romantic period, composers aimed to express strong emotions through their music. A key example discussed is Schubert's art song "Erlkonig", based on a poem by Goethe, which varies the music to represent different characters and symbolizes death taking the son.

1. Past Lesson
ROMANTIC
PERIOD
(introduction)

2. • What do you think is the reason why
it is called the “Romantic Period”?
Review

3. Composers aimed for strong powerful
expressions of emotion, often revealing
their innermost thought and feelings.
*love
*hate
*death

4. Motivation
– Listening to Music
Where do we usually hear this music “Ave
Maria” by Franz Peter Schubert?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5rusicE
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5. The Romantic Art Song

6. Romantic Art Song
• It started in the Medieval Period
but became popular during the
Romantic Era.
• It is written by a professional
composer and performed by a
trained singer.
• An art song is a piece for
solo voice and piano where
the piano serve as an
complement

7. • LIED / LIEDER – GERMAN ART SONG
• SONG CYCLE – GROUP OF ART SONGS THAT IS
CONNECTED BY A MUSICAL IDEA.
Romantic Art Song

8. • Born in Vienna and died at the age of 31.
Franz Peter Schubert
(1797-1828)

9. • He wrote
1. Symphonies
2. String Quartets
3. Sonatas
4. Various piano works
Franz Peter Schubert
• Has a collection of
more than 600 art
songs.

10. Franz Peter Schubert

11. • Romantic art song
• Composed by Schubert at the age of 18
• Based on a poem by Johan Von Goethe
• One singer sings all the characters
• Schubert varies how the music represents each
character
Erlkonig
(The Erlking)

12. Characters
• NARRATOR
• FATHER
• SON (SICK)
• THE ERLKING (KING OF THE ELVES, SYMBOLIZING DEATH)
• HORSES
Erlkonig
(The Erlking)

13. Erlkonig
(The Erlking)
Here is Franz Peter Schubert’s art song “The
Erlking”
Click the link and let me know what you think
about his music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS91p-vmSf0

14. Erlkonig
(The Erlking)
How do you feel after listening
to Schubert’s The ErlKing?