MONREAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Monreal, Masbate

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Music 9 Quarter 3 Week 1

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I. INTRODUCTION

Romantic music refers to Western music composed in

the late 18th century to 19th century. Composers and artist
believed in letting their imagination and passion be seen
through their works.
Program music became the main form of instrumental
compositions which is evident in concert overtures, program
symphonies, symphonic poems, and incidental music.
Program music is a form that portrays an idea or relays a
story to the audience. An example of this musical form may
be seen in Hector Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique.” Some
of the other famous composers of the period are Franz Liszt,
Frederic Chopin, Camille Saint-Saëns, Robert Schumann,
and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Shirt piano pieces in ABA form that shows emotion
were developed during this period.
As the century progressed, music became increasingly
available and popular among the middle class. Concert halls
provided venues for musical performances and instrumental
music was available to a wide audience.
Nationalism is reflected in most of the music of the
Romantic Era. In the previous historical periods, composers
borrowed musical style from Germany, Italy, and France.
However, composers of the Romantic Period began
incorporating their country’s native folk songs and musical
style into their composition.

II. LEARNING COMPETENCY

MELC:
1. Describes Musical Elements of Given Romantic Period
Pieces (MU9RO-llla-2) (Week 1)

III. Activity 1. Identify the composers of the romantic period

form each column.

1 2 3 4 5
Johann Ludwig Franz List Richard Arnold
Sebastian van Wagner Schoenberg
Bach Beethoven
Franz Robert Igor Camille Claude
Schubert Schumann Stravinsky Saintsaëan Debussy
Wolfgang Ryan Ramon Edward Frederic
Amadeus Cayabyab Santos Grieg Chopin
Mozart

Activity 2.
 Instruction: Read and understand the different musician
and their composition and answer the questions in
separate papers.
VIOLIN AND STRINGS MUSIC
NICCOLO PAGANINI
He was born on October 27, 1782
in Genoa, Italy in a family of six
children. His musical skills started
with playing the mandolin at the
age of five. He eventually
transferred his training to the
violin at the age of seven with
different violin professors in Italy.
His violin teachers could not keep
up with the progress of his violin
skills that he kept on transferring
from one violin teacher to another.
This led him to
adopt all his teachers’ influences in
playing the violin.
Some Works of Niccolo Paganini:
• “La Campanella”
• 24 Caprices for Solo Violin,
Op. 1
• Concerto No. 1 in Eb, Op. 6
• 15 Quartets for Guitar and
Strings Trio
• The Carnival of Venice
PIANO MUSIC - Piano music of the Romantic period was filled
with innovations. Most of the compositions require a high level
of virtuosity. Some were reinventions of sonatas from the
Classical era.
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Frederic Chopin was known as the
“Poet
of the Piano.” He was born on
March 1, 1810 in Zelazowa,
Poland. Frederic Chopin began to
play piano at age 4.
He composed polonaise at the age
of 7. He studied piano at Warsaw
Conservatory under Wilhelm
Würfel and most of his music was
influenced by folk music. He
finished his formal education at
the higher school in 1829 and soon
traveled to Europe giving concerts
in places such as Vienna, Munich,
Paris, and London. He wrote
almost exclusively for piano. He
made extensive use of piano pedal
in most of his compositions.

Chopin is famous for the

following:
• BALLADE- a verse form or
narrative that is set to music.
• ETUDE –a piece composed for
the development of a specific
technique.
• MAZURKA - a Polish dance in
triple time signature.
• NOCTURNE - an instrumental
composition of a pensive,
dreamy mood, for the piano.
FRANZ LISZT
The best word that describes the
works of
Franz Liszt is “virtuosity”. He was
known as the virtuoso pianist, a
composer, and the busiest
musician during the romantic era.
He played and studied in Vienna
and Paris while performing in
concerts in the rest of Europe.
Liszt was born in the village
Doborjan, Hungary. He displayed
remarkable talent at a young age
and easily understood sight
reading. His father was his first
teacher at age six. A turning point
came when, in his early twenties,
Liszt heard the virtuoso violinist
Niccolo Paganini perform so he
decided to dedicate himself in
becoming a virtuoso pianist.

Some of Liszt’s Piano works:

• La Campanella
• Liebestraume No. 3
• Liszt's "Hungarian
Rhapsodies" were originally
written for solo piano, but
many were arranged for
orchestra or other
combinations of instruments.
The Hungarian Rhapsody
No.2 is the most popular and
 was the basis for the Tom &
Jerry cartoon called the Cat
Concerto
• Un Sospiro
• Sonata in B Minor
• Arrangements of the 9
Beethoven Symphonies
• Transcriptions of Lieder by
Schubert

ROBERT SCHUMANN
One of the famous Romantic
composers that beautifully
combined music and words is
Robert Schumann. He was a
composer and music critic.
Robert Alexander Schumann was
born in 1810 in Zwickau. His
father wanted him to study law
and so in 1821, Schumann went to
Leipzig to study law. However, he
spent most of his time with
musical and literary circles thru
the effort of Friedrich Wieck who
took some time to teach Schumann
how to play the piano.
Piano Works
• "Abegg Variations," Opus
1(1830)
• "Davidsbundlertanze"
("Dances of the Band of
David"), Opus 6 (1837)
• "Carnaval," Opus 9 (1835) - a
portrait of a masked ball
attended by his allies and his
beloved Clara
• "Phantasiestucke," Opus 12
(1837) - a series of mood
pieces
• Kreisleriana," Opus 16 (1838)
- a fantasy on the mad
Kapellmeister
• "Kinderszenen," Opus 15
(1838) - a poetic series of
evocations of a child's world
PROGRAM MUSIC - Program music is an instrumental
composition that conveys images or scenes to tell a short story
without text or lyrics. It entices the imagination of the listener.
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Hector Berlioz is a French romantic
composer born on December 11,
1803. At his young age, he learned
to play guitar and flute but never
became skilled in a specific
musical instrument. His father was
a physician who sent Hector to
medical school, but he ended up
pursuing a career in music.
One of his famous musical
compositions is a five-movement
symphony called “Symphonie
Fantastique”. In this composition
which is also known as “Fantastic
Symphony”, Berlioz showcased the
important features in his
composition in creating tone color.
He assembled hundreds of
musicians to produce a powerful
sound. In most of his
compositions, he made tone color
as the basic part of his musical
language.
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
(Pyotr Ilyich Chaykowsky)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky who was
born on May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk,
Russia, was known for his ballet
music. He first studied law and
became a law clerk in St.
Petersburg in his twenties. He
rebelled and began to study music
at the conservatory also in St.
Petersburg.
As a big fan of Mozart, Tchaikovsky
studied composition with Anton
Rubinstein and moved to Moscow
and started teaching at the new
conservatory.

Tchaikovsky’s Famous
Compositions:
• Swan Lake
• Sleeping Beauty
• The Nutcracker
 • Romeo & Juliet
• 1812 Overture
• Symphony No. 2
• Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”
• Piano Concerto No. 1
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Camille Saint-Saëns was known as
a talented musician from an early
age. He was born in Paris on
October 9, 1835 and started his
music through the help of his aunt
by teaching him piano lesson when
he was only two years old and
afterward, he began composing
piano piece at age three.
He was considered as a composer
who creates elegant music, neat,
clean, polished, and never
excessive. One of this is example is
“The Swan”. As an organist and
one of the best pianists of his time,
he sat very still at the piano and
played gracefully and cool.

Best known music of Camille

Saint-Saëns:
• Carnival of the Animals
• Danse Macabre and his
SymphonyNo. 3
• The Swan
• Over 300 works, unusually
in all genres, including

This self-activity will give you the opportunity to reflect

and assess your own learning about Medieval and
Renaissance music.

1. One question I still have about romantic music.

2. Two things I found interesting about romantic music.
3. Three things I learned today about romantic music.

Activity 3.
Reflection: Complete the following statement.

1. I have learned that…

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V. Answer key:
Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3

1. Franz Schubert Answer may vary. Answer may

vary.
2. Robert Schumann
3. Franz List
4. Camille Saintsaëan
5. Frederic Chopin

VI. References
Grade 9 Music and Arts Learning Materials.