CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD.pptx

CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD.pptx

1. CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD

2. Romantic period in music covers from 1820 to 1900 although aspects of Romanticism emerged even before 1800 and continued into the 20 th century.

3. It was during the 19 th century when much of the population gained education in music, especially in the United States.

4. A wide interest in musical history was happening. This led to a great appreciation of the music.

5. MUSICOLOGY During this era musicology emerged is a scholarly discipline characterized by the systematized study of the science, history, forms, and methods of music.

6. CHARACTERISTICS OF ROMANTIC MUSIC Romantic composers no longer relied on the support of sponsorship of the aristocrats and church but on a considerably large audience- the middle class. This was the gradual shift from an aristocratic society to a democratic society.

7. Virtuosic display of skills and techniques in performing was greatly admired.

8. The public favored more such genres as opera , piano compositions , solo songs with piano accompaniment, and orchestral works ; chamber music and compositions for choirs were less preferred.

9. Devotion to one’s nation or nationalism was an important influence in Romantic music. It was instilled in many compositions by using folk tunes, folk styles, and legendary folk heroes to identify the composer’s music with his/her native land.

10. Romantic composers enjoyed self- expression and creative music that would purposefully shout their identity or personality.

11. TIMBRE Romantic composers used a richer, denser sound especially in orchestral music to achieve diversity in pervasive mood. This is done through adding more players in the orchestra.

12. TONALITY 19 th century compositions are basically tonal, but the feelings of tonality is often clouded by the use of modulations (changes in key within a composition) and keys remotely related to the key signature.

13. TEXTURE Just in Classical music, texture of Romantic music are essentially monophonic . The use of counterpoint is not as important during these period.

14. MELODY To achieve greater brilliance and depth of sound, Romantic composers exploit the range of such instrument as piccolo and contrabassoon. As a result, Romantic melodies generally have characteristics of warmth and expressiveness.

15. DYNAMICS Romantic composers explore the possibilities of expanding the expressiveness of their music through the use of wider range of dynamic levels.

16. Classical music uses dynamic marks such as fortissimo ff (very loud) and pianissimo pp (very soft), but Romantic music uses such extremes as fortississimo ffff and pianississimo pppp .

17. Tempo and Articulation accelerando (gradual increase in tempo)and ritardando (gradual decrease in tempo) to exhibit fluctuations in tempo

18. TEMPO AND ARTICULATION Cantabile- (in a singing manner) Con amore- (with love, tenderly) Con fuoco - (with fire) Con passion- (with passion)

19. TEMPO AND ARTICULATION Dolce- (sweetly) Dolente- (weeping) Maestoso - (majesty) Rubato - (robbed time: deliberately and temporarily deviating from a strict tempo)

20. HARMONY Is also very significant tool for Romantic expression in music. To achieve heightened emotional expressiveness, Romantic composers exploit new ways of treating harmony. They use a lot of dissonances to produce an effect of action and tension.

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