MAPEH Q3:L1 Romantic Period

• Invented by BARTOLOMEO CRISTOFORI

• It can produced both soft and loud sound unlike
  harpsichord and the organ.

Piano

• Composers added the future clarinet oboe,
  English horn and piccolo.

Woodwind Instruments

• Gongs, bass drum and snare drums were added.

• Timpani is always used in the orchestra.

Bass - Percussion Instruments

• Born on October 27, 1782, Italy

• At age 5, he plays mandolin

• At age 7, he transferred his training in violin

• Became the famous violin virtuoso in the world

Niccolo Paganini

Famous works:

La campanella

24 Caprices for solo violin op6

Concert no.1 in eb op.6

15 quarters for guitar and strings trio

The carnival of venice

Niccolo Paganini

• born on March 1, 1810, Poland and died on October 17, 1849 in Paris

• was known as the ‘poet of the piano

• was considered world renowned plan and composer

• At age 4, he began to play piano

• At age 7, composed polonaise

• Studied piano at war saw conservatory under wilheim wurfel and his music influenced by polish folk music

• Traveled to Europe giving concerts in Vienna munich paris, and London

• He wrote exclusively for piano.
  
  He met and married the famous French writer George sand

• In the latter part of his life he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis
  His composition express his love for poland

Frederic Chopin

a verse form usually consisting of three stanzas of eight or lines

Ballade

a piece composed for the development of a specific point of technique

Etude

a polish dance

Mazurka

an instrumental composition of a pensive dreamy mood

Nocturne

a stately march like polish dance promenade

Polonaise

an introductory performance event or action

Prelude

a place of music for this dance

Waltz

composition for one solo instruments

Sonata

• Born in Hungary

• Known as the virtuoso pianist and composer and the busiest musician during the romantic period

• At age 6, understands sight reading through the effort of his father

• Dedicated himself doing piano music

• People consider him as a generous composer by sharing both time and money to the orphans victim of disaster and taught music to many students for free

Franz Lizst

Famous Works
Grand etudes after paganini

12 transcendent etudes

Sonata in B minor

Year of pilgrimage (8 vol)

Operatic Fantaisie

Arrangements of the 9

Beethoven symphonies

Hungarian rhapsodies

Franz Lizst

• Born in 1810 at Zwickau

• Famous composer that worked intensively between music and words

• Was a composer and considered himself as the heir to the original creative tradition of Beethoven and Schubert

• In 1884 he founded music journal where he edited and wrote numerous works his publication

Robert Schumann

• Famous works:

• Abegg variations opus1

• Davidsbundler stanze opus 6 (dance of the band of David)

• Carnaval opus 9- portrait of a masked ball attended by his allies and his beloved clara

• Phantasiestucke, opus 12 – a series of mood pieces

Robert Schumann

• Born on December 11, 1803

• Is a French romantic composer

• At young age he learns to play guitar and flute

Hector Berloiz

• Famous works: Symphonie Fantastique

Hector Berloiz

• Born on May 7, 1840 Russia

• Was known for his ballet music

• Studied law and became law clerk in St Petersburg

• Study music at the conservatory St Petersburg

• Continued his music career in New York and conducted his works and experience deal of fame

• Died due to Cholera

Peter Ilyrich

Tchaikovsky

• Fatum

• Romeo and Juliet

• Swan lake

• Sleeping beauty

• The nutcracker

Peter Ilyrich

Tchaikovsky