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Grade & Section: Deadline: January 24, 2022, Monday
MAPEH 9 (MUSIC)
Learning Kit 9
Title of Chapter Three: Music of Romantic Period
UNIT #: 3
UNIT TITLE: Music of Romantic Period
DURATION OF THE LEARNING KIT: 2 weeks
INTEGRATION (MV, Core Values, Christian Faith): Integrity of Creation, learner deepens
understanding and awareness of humanity through music and inspires
others to develop their musical skills and talent.
LESSON ACROSS DISCIPLINE: Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao, Araling Panlipunan, Arts
At the end of the learning kit, the learners will be able to:
1. listen perceptively to the selected Romantic period music;
2. relate the Romantic period music to its historical and cultural background; and
3. explore other forms of art and media that portray Romantic Era elements.
I. INTRODUCTION
Do you like expressing your feelings through music? There was an era in music history when
people could hardly express their emotions in music. This was because they had to follow standards in
creating music. However, people wanted to be more independent. They tried creating songs that could
express their sentiments by means of using song-like melodies, richer harmonies, denser textures, and
wider ranges of pitch. It was a time when composers used music to increase emotional expression.
This era was called the Romantic era.
Why do you think it was called as such?
What sample music would represent this kind of era?
II. TOPIC OUTLINE
A. Discussion
What is the historical-cultural background of Romantic instrumental music?
Primarily, the Romantic Movement (1800-1900) was an intellectual, artistic, and literally
movement that started in the second half of the 18 th century as ideas spread from Germany to
other European countries.
How is the Romantic period music related to its historical and cultural background?
As a result of changes in social and political standards of the 18 th century, Romantic era music
was formed. People in the Romantic era moved away from the standards of balance and restraint
prominent during the Classical era. The Romantic era swayed away from the experimentation.
Melodious music became a dominant characteristic of music and it became very expressive.
What are the characteristic features of instrumental Romantic music?
Noteworthy are the characteristics of instrumental romantic music. These characteristics include
themes that focused on national identity; surrender to nature; the mystic and supernatural; a
longing for the infinite, the strange, and surprising; spiritual experiences and subjectivism.
Art song – a composition for solo voice and piano that gives premium on symbolic meanings
attached on the lyric.
What kind of art and media portrayed Romantic Period elements?
Romantic period elements are presented in arts and media in the form of paintings and literature.
What are the musical elements of the Romantic Period?
The melody tones became more lyrical.
The use of the piano as accompaniment resulted to the adding of emotion, mood, and
meaning to the melody through the use of harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic material
independent of the voice.
Various music themes
Used sharp contrasts
What were the performance practices during the Romantic Period?
Romantic music composers found themselves essentially compelled to use sharp contrasts. Other
than abrupt changes in the volume of musical compositions, contrasts were also found in the use
of range of pitch.
What is program music?
It is a form of instrumental music of a narrative and descriptive kind that is intended to express a
story or images that depict the theme and scenes in a literary text. Program music refers to the
Romantic-period European musical work.
Romantic Composers
1. Frederic Chopin
A composer of extraordinary skill, Chopin’s genius in using the
keyboard had a tremendous impact on other musicians. His skills as
a pianist reached higher levels when he became involved with
Aurore Dudevant, a writer whom he had a nine-year relationship.
2. Peter Tchaikovsky
He is a Romantic Russian musician who
produced various kinds of compositions
that include operas, ballets, concertos, chamber music, and
symphonies. He is remembered for the following compositions:
Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty, Three Piano Concertos, Swan
Lake, and The Nutcracker.
3. Franz Liszt
A Hungarian pianist, Liszt, by age 6, was a renowned child
prodigy. As a boy, Lizst played for musicians and kings mainly
because of his extraordinary ability to improvise an original
composition. Lizst composed Don Sanche, his only opera. His
popularity increased because he donated concert proceeds to
charity and humanitarian causes.
4. Charles-Camille Saint-Saens
An organist, conductor, pianist, and composer of the Romantic period. He wrote music
belonging to various genres like symphony, concerto, opera, solo piano, chamber music, and
secular piano music. Some of his compositions are Symphony No. 3 Organ Symphony,
Violin Concerto No.3, the Carnival of the Animals, and Cello Concerto No. 1, Piano
Concerto No. 2, Symphony No. 3, the opera Samson and Delila, and the symphonic poem
titled, Danse Macabre.
B. ACTIVITIES
Audio-video Analysis
Direction: Watch the videos with the given link.
Listen to song called “Could it be Magic”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc5XtkZSH-Q
Descriptor Points
Explanations of the important facts of the given question/s are concise and 10
correct.
Explanations of the important facts are clear and give minimal justification to 8
the given question/s.
Explanations of the important facts of the given question/s are correct. 6
Explanations of the important facts of the given question/s are incomplete. 4
Explanations of the important facts of the given question/s are uncertain. 2
No explanation is given. 0
Question: From the given Romantic composers, who are you interested with? Why?
III. ASSESSMENT
A. Modified True or False
Direction: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct. Change the underlined words if
they make the sentence wrong. Write your answer in the space provided before each number.
(2 points each)
__________1. Romantic music composers found themselves essentially compelled to use sharp
contrasts.
__________2. Essays were converter into a form that may be emotionalized through music.
__________3. Elements of Romantic Era resulted to changes in instrument preferences.
__________4. People in the Romantic Era moved away from the standards of balance and
restraint prominent during Realism Era.
__________5. The Classical Movement was an intellectual, artistic, and literary movement that
started in the second half of the 18 th century in Europe that gained momentum when people
reacted against the Industrial Revolution.
__________6. Swan Lake and The Nut Cracker were composed by Peter Nicholas.
__________7. Chopin used luminous music textures and evocative melodies to express his
thoughts through the guitar.
__________8. Nocturne Opus 9 No.1, Opus 28 No. 7 Prelude, and Nocturne Opus No. 1 are
some of the compositions of Frederic Bach.
__________9. Charles-Camille Saint-Saens was an organist, conductor, pianist, and composer of
the Romantic Era.
__________10. Franz Liszt’s only opera composition is titled Don Juan.
IV. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Descriptor Points
Explanations of the important facts of the given question/s are concise and 10
correct.
Explanations of the important facts are clear and give minimal justification to 8
the given question/s.
Explanations of the important facts of the given question/s are correct. 6
Explanations of the important facts of the given question/s are incomplete. 4
Explanations of the important facts of the given question/s are uncertain. 2
No explanation is given. 0
Question: As a grade 9 student, how did Romantic era composers express feelings in music?
References/ Materials:
Gerardo C. Lacia, Ma. Karina Melody Zabala-Hernandez, Gernalyn Andres-Solano, Ed D.,
Pinky Olivar-Libiran, Ronald V. Solis, Chrismarilene R. Cabatana, Adelina P. Limos, Corazon
Menchero-Romano (Authors), Ferdilyn C. Lacia (Coordinator), The 21st Century MAPEH in
Action 8, Revised Edition 2018
Other References:
- Links
- Reading Materials
Prepared by:
Mr. Anthony B. Balata, LPT.
MAPEH 8 Teacher
