This document summarizes different types of program music and composers. It discusses program music as instrumental music that depicts emotions, moods, scenes or stories. The main forms of orchestral program music are program symphonies, concert overtures, symphonic poems, and incidental music. It provides examples of different composers and their works, including Berlioz and his Symphonie fantastique, Liszt and his symphonic poems, Strauss and his tone poems, and Mendelssohn's incidental music including the famous "Wedding March". The document serves to inform the reader about program music genres and influential composers in the field.

1. MAPEH III & IV
S.Y. 2013 – 2014

3. Unit II
Lesson 6
Program music and Composers

4. Is a type of
instrumental music
designed to depict an
emotion, mood, scen
e, story or event.
Narrative or
descriptive kind of
instrumental music
linked to a
scene, idea, poem or
story.
Program music

5. As a program
preface added to
an idea of
instrumental music
to direct listener’s
attention to the
poetical idea
Franz Liszt

6. Program symphony
Concert overture
Symphonic poem or Tone poem
Incidental music
4 main forms of orchestral program
music

7. Is a composition for the orchestra that narrates a
story.
It mainly focuses on elements of nature and sceneries
in the field.
The story narrated is about
mystery, witchcraft, death, and emotions.
*Program symphony

8. Is a french composer
He learned to play the flute
and guitar as a boy.
First compositions were
romances
Studied medicine
Symphonie fantastique –
written during the time
when he was madly in love.
Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869)

9. Is a sonata form with one movement that is
patterned from the opera overture which also has
one movement that develops in opera mood.
Not for stage presentation
Intended as an individual concert musical piece.
The most known concert overtures are festival and
simple pleasure
*Concert overture

10. Generates poetic ideas, creates a mood and develops
a scene
The form is flexible symphonic poem
Examples : “Don Juan” and “Don Quixote”, Franz
Liszt “Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 1 - 12
*Symphonic poem

11. Born in Munich, Germany
He received thorough a
conservative musical
trainings from his father
during his youth and began
to compose at an early age.
He died on September
8, 1949
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949)

12. Is a composition that sets the mood for a specific
scene.
It is heard before and during a performance or play of
a staged drama.
Includes the famous “Wedding March” by
Mendelssohn
*incidental music

13. Born in Germany.
He came from distinguished
intellectual and artistic
family. He grew up in a
privileged environment.
Great conductor and
composer.
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)

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