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The Romantic Period 1825 -1900
MAP IN 1800
MAP IN 1900
Romantic Music: 1825 -1900 Politically, there were many new small countries forming. Economically, it was becoming easier for the common people to rise to higher levels of society. Socially, those who were previously the “commoners” were no longer dependent on the nobility for employment.
Music in Romantic Society The ability to make and control their own wealth allowed people to have money to use for entertainment. Concert halls made concert attendance available to the everyone. Composers no long had to write for the patron or the wealthy. They could write what the people wanted to hear.
Romantic Orchestra Woodwinds 1– 2 Piccolo 3– 4 Flutes 3– 4 Oboes 3– 4 Clarinets 4– 8 French horns 3– 6 Trumpets 3– 4 Trombones 1– 2 Tubas 0 -4 Wagner tubas of various kinds 3– 4 Bassoons Contrabassoon Keyboards: piano, celesta 2 Harps
Romantic Orchestra Percussion 4 or more Timpani Snare drum Bass drum Cymbals Triangle Tambourine Glockenspiel Xylophone Tubular bells Strings 16 Violins 1 14 Violins 2 12 Violas 12 Cellos 10 Double basses
Wagner Tuba
The Romantic Period 1825 -1900 Music of deep feeling Nationalism
The Romantic Period 1825 -1900 Music that told stories Program Music
The Romantic Period 1825 -1900 Music that gave performers a chance for exciting playing Virtuosity
For each composer -- You will need to know: His name His country of origin His nickname (if he has one) The name of a composition he wrote What kind of a music he wrote Virtuoso music Nationalistic music Program music
Virtuoso composers (pages 53 -56) The first three composers we will talk about are virtuoso composers: Franz Liszt Frederick Francois Chopin Niccolo Paganini
Virtuosity Niccolo Paganini Born in Genoa, Italy on October 27, 1782 Died in Nice, France on May 27, 1840 Nicknamed “The Devil Himself” He was a virtuoso violinist.
Virtuosity Frederic Francois Chopin Born in Zelazowa Wola, Poland on March 1, 1810 Died in Paris, France on October 17, 1849 Nicknamed “The Poet of the Piano” He was a virtuoso pianist.
Virtuosity Franz Liszt Born in Raiding, Hungary on October 22, 1811 Died in Bayreuth, Germany on July 31, 1886 Nicknamed “The Lion of the Keyboard” He was a virtuoso pianist.
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt Born in Raiding, Hungary on October 22, 1811 Died in Bayreuth, Germany on July 31, 1886 He was a virtuoso pianist and violinist
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt Composition: Hungarian Rhapsody #2
“The Lion of the Keyboard”
Key Words for Liszt Esterhazy Salieri Czerny Paris Conservatory Father’s death Paganini and Chopin Priest Conservatory of Music in Budapest Pneumonia