INTRODUCING THE VOCAL MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC ERA.pptx
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2. • During the Romantic Era , composers
busied themselves experimenting ways to
express music, such as the use of
variations of composition length, new
harmonies, and tonal relationships. The
piano was used as means to express
emotion in the melodic, harmonic, and
rhythmic qualities of Romantic Era music.
3. • It is mostly accompanied by the piano
• The pianist is not mere accompaniment but
an equal partner to the singer
• In an art song, poetry is set to music,
which further enhances the poem.
• Art songs may be strophic where a tune is
repeated for each stanza, or it may be
through-composed where different musical
for each stanza are present
• It ends with section played by the piano.
4. • Opera is an art form presented in a
theatrical setting where singers and
musicians perform a dramatic musical
work combining text and a musical score.
Romantic Era opera composers focus on
folklore history , folk muisc and nationalism
that serve as inspiration. One of the well
known Romantic opera composers is
Mozart, who composed Die Zauberflőte
(The Magic Flute)
5. 1. The Magic Harp
2. Wanderer Fantasy for Piano
3. Eight Symphony
4. Moments Musicaux
5. Fantasy in F Minor
6. Great Sympphony
7. String Quintent in G Major
8. Gretchen A Spinrade
9. Erlkonig
10.Italian Overture in C Major
11.Variations on French Song in E
Minor
12.Sonata in B Flat Major
13.String Quintent in C Major
6. • A famous composer during Romantic Era
• Son of a schoolmaster
• He can play piano, the violin, and the organ; he was also
an excellent singer
• Enrolled at Stadtkonvikt in 1808 earned a scholarship
• His first oublic performance work titled Italian Overture in
C Major was in Vienna in 1818
• He died in 1828 in Vienna, Austria
• He is largely credited for creating the German Lied.
8. • He is an Italian Romantic composer who
works are well-known all over the world.
• One of the famous composition titled
Requiem, was written in honor of his
friend, Alessandro Manzoni
• He died on 1873
• His work now performed as an oratorical
piece in the field of opera.
9. 1. La Boheme
2. Madame
Butterfly
3. Tosca
Was an Italian operatic composer. In his operas,
Puccini used the theme, “ He who has lived for
love, has died for love.”
11. • Attended school in Dresden, Germany
• He wrote his first drama when he was 11 years
old
• His first composition at age 16
• His influence may still be heard as background
film scores in movies like the Lord of The Rings
and the Harry Potter series
• His compositions are known for their extreme
chromaticism, sudden sifting tonal changes,
complex structures , rich harmonies and
orchestration.
