Romantic Period

Art Song
Myrrh Jediah F. Quintana
III-7 BMAE
When was the Romantic
Period occurred?

1820-1900
 Give at least two
characteristics of Romantic
Period and explain it.

subjectivity, emotionalism, longing,

exuberance, imbalance, asymmetry,
picturesqueness, and fantasy
 What is the meaning of
Romanticism according to
the video?
It is about passion of the artist;
expressing their strong beliefs
and feelings to their art
 What are two revolutionary
events before Romanticism,
and what its significance to
Romanticism?

American Revolution
and French Revolution.
Political , economic and social are the
usual theme of expressing their art
What is the title of this art
work and who is the
painter?

The Raft of the Medusa by

Théodore Géricault
 What is depicted in “The
Raft of the Medusa” and its
significance to Romanticism?
It depicts the suffering and
hopelessness of the survivors in
the raft of Medusa. It also
depicts the power of nature.
 What are the two
countries who had the
biggest contribution
in Romanticism?

Great Britain and

Germany
What else did you learned
in the video?
In terms of music, what are
the influences of
Romanticism to the music
of the Romantic composers?
What are the characteristics
of their music?
It was more personal and
emotional
Analyze the music guided by these questions:
• How many voices sang?
• What is the range of melodic line?
Wide, average or narrow?
• What is the pitch progression?
Disjunct, conjunct or mixed?
• What is the form?
• What instrument is used for accompaniment?
• What is the texture of the music?
• What kind of literary text used in the lyrics?
• What is the story of that art song?
• Who is the composer?
• What is the language used in the lyrics of the song?
 Characteristics of an art song
• Composed for solo voice with piano
accompaniment
• The range of the melody is wide
• The pitch progression is mixed
• The text are often taken from Romantic poets
• The melodic line is expressive and closely
adapted to the text
• Voice and piano became equal partners in telling
a story
3 types of form used in art song

1. Simple strophic form

2. Modified strophic form
3. Through-composed form
• Art song is originally developed in
Germany. It was called lied (singular) or
lieder (plural) in German language.
• In French, it is called Chanson.
• In Italian, it is called Canzone.
• In Spanish, it is called Cancion.
Famous Composers
of Art Song in
Romantic Period
Franz Schubert
His love of
poetry led him
to the art song.
He was 17 years
old when he
started
composing art
songs. He
composed 600
art song.
 Robert Schumann

In 1840, the year of

his marriage, he
composed many art
songs which also
reveals his gift in
melody. He thought
in music in emotional,
literary, and
autobiographical
terms
Johannes Brahms

He was a German
pianist and
composer. He
wrote more than
200 art songs.