The Romantic Period

1810 - 1910

ComposersWagner

Schubert

Mahler

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

Romantic MusicMain

Features

Orchestra Orchestra got bigger & DOUBLED in size

Instruments added included: - Piccolo - Cor anglais - Bass clarinet- Double/contra bassoon- Tuba

BEFORE…Classical Orchestra

Romantic OrchestraRomantic Orchestra

Also new…

Conductor frequently allowed more dynamics and speed changes

Programme MusicThere 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.

La Mer - Debussy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlR9rD

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Important Concepts Strophic: Verse – chorus – verse

Through Composed: Where the music is different throughout the piece and there is little or no repetition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtO5vc6CgaI

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

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)

Tone/Semitone

Scales Don’t forget all your other scales!

MajorMinorPentatonic (Scottish)Whole ToneChromatic

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

Summary Orchestra doubled in size

Emotion & 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

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