Past Lesson
ROMANTIC
PERIOD
(introduction)
• What do you think is the reason why
it is called the “Romantic Period”?
Review
Composers aimed for strong powerful
expressions of emotion, often revealing
their innermost thought and feelings.
*love
*hate
*death
Motivation
– Listening to Music
Where do we usually hear this music “Ave
Maria” by Franz Peter Schubert?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5rusicE
nc
The Romantic Art Song
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
• LIED / LIEDER – GERMAN ART SONG
• SONG CYCLE – GROUP OF ART SONGS THAT IS
CONNECTED BY A MUSICAL IDEA.
Romantic Art Song
• Born in Vienna and died at the age of 31.
Franz Peter Schubert
(1797-1828)
• 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.
Franz Peter Schubert
• 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)
Characters
• NARRATOR
• FATHER
• SON (SICK)
• THE ERLKING (KING OF THE ELVES, SYMBOLIZING DEATH)
• HORSES
Erlkonig
(The Erlking)
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
Erlkonig
(The Erlking)
How do you feel after listening
to Schubert’s The ErlKing?

Romantic Art Song

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    • What doyou think is the reason why it is called the “Romantic Period”? Review
  • 3.
    Composers aimed forstrong powerful expressions of emotion, often revealing their innermost thought and feelings. *love *hate *death
  • 4.
    Motivation – Listening toMusic Where do we usually hear this music “Ave Maria” by Franz Peter Schubert? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5rusicE nc
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  • 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 inVienna 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.
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    • Romantic artsong • 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)
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    Characters • NARRATOR • FATHER •SON (SICK) • THE ERLKING (KING OF THE ELVES, SYMBOLIZING DEATH) • HORSES Erlkonig (The Erlking)
  • 13.
    Erlkonig (The Erlking) Here isFranz 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 doyou feel after listening to Schubert’s The ErlKing?