The Romantic Period 1810 - 1910.

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1 The Romantic Period

2 Composers Wagner Schubert Mahler

3 The Romantic Period The Romantic Period saw a lot of change.Industrial Revolution Also know as The Age of Enlightenment Classic FM Quick Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWWDxek0Qw

4 Romantic Music Main Features

5 Orchestra Orchestra got bigger & DOUBLED in sizeInstruments added included: - Piccolo - Cor anglais - Bass clarinet - Double/contra bassoon - Tuba

6 BEFORE… Classical Orchestra

7 Romantic Orchestra Romantic Orchestra

8 Also new… Conductor frequently allowed more dynamics and speed changes

9 Programme Music There were Close links between art, literature and music lead to programme music. Music often told a story and this was full of expression, dynamics and emotions…key to Romantic Music. Music was often based on paintings or stories.

10 La Mer - Debussy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlR9rDJMEiQ

11 Important Concepts Strophic: Verse – chorus – verseThrough Composed: Where the music is different throughout the piece and there is little or no repetition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtO5vc6CgaI

12 Important Concepts Dissonance: A chord where the notes clash.Cross Rhythms: Term used to describe the effect of two notes being played against three (e.g. in piano music it might be groups of two quavers in the right hand and groups of triplets in the left hand). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp7frPzr_rg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn7YtjO6Mqc

13 Important Concepts Whole Tone Scale: Where the melody moved in tones (whole steps – gives feeling of space) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUuG8mbuXw0 Chromatic Scale: Where the melody moves in semitones (half-steps – sounds like a spider crawling)

14 Tone/Semitone

15 Scales Don’t forget all your other scales! Major MinorPentatonic (Scottish) Whole Tone Chromatic

16 Important Concepts Rubato: No sense of pulse or beat (Definition: A rhythmic give and take in a phrase allowing more expression.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWCSDbt2rQ

17 Summary Orchestra doubled in sizeEmotion & expression very important (dynamics, textures etc) Links to art & music were very important and music often sounded like it was telling a story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWWDxek0Qw

18 Follow Up… Programme Music (Disney Sorcerer’s Apprentice): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ait_Fs6UQhQ History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tim_3ugy28