The document discusses the characteristics and features of Romantic period music from 1820-1900. It describes the Romantic period as emphasizing extreme emotions and expressions, compositional freedom, and expanded orchestras. Key characteristics included lyrical melodies focused on love, nature, religion and nationalism. Composers also sought to elicit emotional reactions from audiences. Nationalism and exoticism influenced compositions through native and foreign musical influences respectively. The document outlines Romantic musical traits such as chromatic harmony, compound rhythms, and dramatic dynamics. Important genres that emerged were the art song and symphonic poem, while instruments like the piano and newer woodwind and brass instruments enlarged the orchestra.

1. ROMANTIC
MUSIC
~1820-1900~
(Music Lesson 8, Unit 3)

2. THE ROMANTIC PERIOD OF
MUSIC
CHARACTERISTICS:
Use of extreme
expressions and emotions.
A freedom in composing.
Expansion of the
orchestra

3. THE ROMANTIC PERIOD OF
MUSIC
CHARACTERISTICS:
Emphasis on lyrical
melodies.
Love, nature, religion and
nationalism are its main
themes.

4. THE ROMANTIC PERIOD OF
MUSIC
CHARACTERISTICS:
It focused on the meaning
and purpose behind the
music and its main
objective was to get an
emotional reaction from its
audience.

5. NATIONALISM AND
EXOTICISM: Romantic Period
Main Features
In nationalism,
composers used
materials from the history
of their native country to
highlight their culture.

6. NATIONALISM AND
EXOTICISM: Romantic Period
Main Features
In exoticism, on the
other hand, uses
influences from foreign
lands in their
compositions.

7. ROMANTIC MUSIC
In terms of…
MELODY &
HARMONY
- lyrical, poetic,
emotional and
expressive.
- chromatic

8. ROMANTIC MUSIC
In terms of…
RHYTHM AND TEMPO
- Compound rhythm
- Free rhythm
- Extensive use of accelerandos
and ritardandos
- Rubato or the subtle rhythmic
manipulation and nuance
became popular.

9. ROMANTIC MUSIC
In terms of…
DYNAMICS
- frequent use of crescendos and
decrescendos
- Extreme use of ff (very loud) to ffff
(as loudly as possible); and
- pp (very soft) to pppp (as softly as
possible)

10. ROMANTIC MUSIC
In terms of…
TONE COLOR (TEXTURE)
- Diverse mood and
emotions
- Enlargement of
orchestra to a richer tone
color.

11. “AUFSCHWUNG”
by
ROBERT SCHUMANN

12. ~VOCAL
FORMS~

13. ART
SONG
- a composition for a solo
voice or piano.
- vocal piece or work that
place great importance on
the written text or symbolic
meaning of the text

14. ART SONG

15. SYMPHONIC
POEM
- Also called “Tone Poem”
developed by Franz Liszt.
- An orchestral piece that
portrayed a story or had a
literary or artistic
background.

17. MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS (80-
100)
 PIANO
- Invented by
BARTOLOMEO
CRISTOFORI.
- It can produced both soft
and loud sound unlike
harpsichord and the organ.

18. MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
 STRING INSTRUMENTS
- Classical instruments were
still used.
- Grew in number to balance
the sound from the other
group of the instrumets.

19. MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
 WOODWIND
INSTRUMENTS
- Composers added the
flute, clarinet, oboe,
English horn and piccolo

20. MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
 BRASS INSTRUMENTS
 PERCUSSION
INSTRUMENTS
- gongs, bass drum and
snare drums were added.
- Timpani is always used in
the orchestra.