Markham Woods Middle

Music History

Part 2

The Romantic Period

Romantic Period• Also referred to as the 19th

Century• 1850 - 1920• Cultural Identity• Nationalism• Dissonance & Chromaticism

Romantic PeriodVocal Music

• Oratorio– Musically the same as Opera but without

costumes and props– Vocal Choir and Solo with Symphony

accompaniment– Recitative

• Church Music– Resembled Oratorio style

Romantic PeriodInstrumental Music

• Etude– Technical music that showed a musicians

skills

• Dance– Waltz - medium triple meter– Polka - fast double meter

• Symphonic Poem– Invented by Franz Liszt

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Harp

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Piccolo

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Bass Clarinet

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Contrabassoon

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Trumpet

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• French Horn

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Tuba

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Bass Drum

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Cymbals

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Orchestra Bells

Romantic PeriodInstruments

• Xylophone

Romantic PeriodComposers

• Ludwig van Beethoven– Studied under Joseph

Haydn– Became deaf in his 20’s– Composed the most

famous Symphonies of all time.

Romantic PeriodComposers

• Johann Strauss II– Born in St. Ulrich, Austria– Known as “The Waltz King”

• “The Blue Danube”

Romantic PeriodComposers

• Pyotr Tchaikovski– Born in Russia– Graduate of the St. Petersburg

Conservatory 1865• The Nutcracker

• 1812 Overture

Romantic PeriodComposers

• Hector Berlioz– Born in France– Guitar & Flute player

• Symphonie Fantistique– “March to the Scaffold”

Romantic PeriodComposers

• Peter Tchaikovsky– 1812 Overture– Nutcracker Suite

• Giocomo Piccini– La Boheme– Madame Butterfly

• Johann Strauss II– The Blue Danube