Music – Grade 9

Guided Learning Activity Sheet

Title: Romantic Music
Quarter 3

I. What I Know?

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following names is not included in program music
composers?
a. Camille Saint-Saens
b. Hector Berlioz
c. Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
d. Franz Liszt
2. This composer is known as “Poet of the Piano”.
a. Niccolo Paganini
b. Robert Schumann
c. Frederic Chopin
d. Camille Saint-Saens
3. He is the composer of “Symphony Fantastique”.
a. Frederic Chopin
b. Hector Berlioz
c. Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
d. Camille Saint-Saens
4. Which of the following is not a composition of Tchaikovsky?
a. La Campanella
b. The nutcracker
c. Sleeping Beauty
d. Romeo and Juliet
5. He is a composer who creates elegant music, neat, clean, polished and
never excessive.
a. Robert Schumann
b. Franz Liszt
c. Frederic Chopin
d. Camille Saint-Saens
 Lesson
1 Music of the Romantic Period

Activity 1. Where Do They Belong?

Sort the following compositions of the different Romantic music composer. Write them
inside the box of each composer where they belong.

Symphony No. 21812 Overture Danse Macabre and his SymphonyNo. 3

24 Caprices for Solo Violin Hungarian RhapsodiesScherzo
Un SospiroLiebestraume No. 3 MazurkaSonataPathetiqueSwan Lake CarnavalAbegg
Variations Opus 1Kinderszenen Opus 15

Niccolo Paganini Frederic Chopin Franz Liszt Robert

Schumann

Peter Ilych Tchakovsky Hector Berlioz Camille Saint- Saens

What’s New?
Music of the Romantic Period 1820-1920
Romantic period is described as a cultural movement that stressed emotion, imagination,
individualism and freedom of expression. The compositions in this period are more passionate
and expressive.
The Romantic Instrumental Music is Piano music which is a free form such as fantasy,
rhapsody, ballad and nocturne, and Program music which was expressed in tone poems and
Symphony Fantastique.
The music was used to tell stories and express ideas. Most of the composers were proud of their country’s
music and often use folk songs in their works
What is it?
Who is the famous composer of violin and stringed music?

Niccolo Paganini is the famous composer of violin and strings music .He was born in October
27, 1782 in Genoa, Italy. At the age of 5, he started playing mandolin and transferred his training
to the violin at the age of 7. Paganini became the most famous violin virtuoso in the

world.
 Some Works of Niccolo Paganini:
 “La Campanella”
 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
 Concerto No. 1 in Eb , Op. 6
 15 Quartets for Guitar and Strings Trio
 The Carnival of Venice


THESE ARE THE FAMOUS COMPOSERS OF PIANO MUSIC

1. FREDERIC CHOPIN – He was born on March 1, 1810 in Zelazowa, Poland. Chopin was known
as the “Poet of the Piano” and considered as world renowned pianist and composer. At the age
of 4 he began playing piano and at the age of 7 he composed Polonaise.

Piano works of Frederic Chopin

 BALLADE- A verse form usually consisting of three stanzas of eight or

ten lines each along with a brief envoy, with all three stanzas and the
envoy ending in the same one-line refrain.
 ETUDE – Apiece composed for the development of a specific point of
technique.
 MAZURKA- A Polish dance resembling the polka, frequently adopted
as a ballet form usually in triple time signature

 NOCTURNE - An instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy mood,

especially one for the piano
 POLONAISE - A stately, march like Polish dance, primarily a promenade by couples.
 PRELUDE - An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more
important one.
 WALTZ - A piece of music for this dance.
 IMPROMTU - A short composition, especially for the piano, performed in an
offhand or extemporized style.
 SCHERZO - a musical movement of playful character, typically in aba form.
 SONATA - composition for one or more solo instruments, one of which is usually a
keyboard instrument, usually consisting of three or four independent movements
varying in key, mood, and tempo.
Listen to Chopin’s famous “Nocturne”. Click or copy the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p29JUpsOSTE

1. FRANZ LISZT – He was born on October 22, 1811 in the village of Doborjan. He was
known as the virtuoso pianist and composer and the busiest musicians during the
romantic era. His piano compositions include works such as piano Sonata in B minor,
and two piano concertos.
 Some of Liszt’s Piano works:
 La Campanella
 Liebestraume No. 3
 Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies" were originally
written for solo piano, but many were arranged for
orchestra or other combinations of instruments. The
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 is the most popular and
was the basis for the Tom & Jerry cartoon called the
Cat Concerto.
 Un Sospiro
www.britannica.com  Sonata in B Minor
 Arrangements of the 9 Beethoven Symphonies
 Transcriptions of Lieder by Schubert

Orchestral Composition
 Symphonic Poems (Hamlet, Les Preludes)

Listen to Liszt’s famous “Liebestraume No. 3”. Click or copy the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBOa-2b4uQQ

2. ROBERT SCHUMANN – He was born in 1810 in Zwickau. He was a composer and

music critic. In 1830, Schumann went to live in Leipzig and soon developed a problem
with his hands, effectively ending his dreams as a pianist.

Piano Works :
-"Abegg Variations," Opus 1(1830)
-"Davidsbundlertanze" ("Dances of the Band of David"), Opus 6 (1837
"Carnaval," Opus 9 (1835) - a portrait of a masked ball
attended by his allies and his beloved Clara
"Phantasiestucke," Opus 12 (1837) - a series of mood
pieces Kreisleriana," Opus 16 (1838) - a fantasy on the
mad Kapellmeister
"Kinderszenen," Opus 15 (1838) - a poetic series of
evocations of a child's world

Listen to Schumann’s composition titled “Carnaval”. Copy or click the link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNo2aiKV-a0
THESE ARE THE COMPOSERS OF PROGRAM MUSIC

1. HECTOR BERLIOZ – He is a French romantic composer born on December 11, 1803.

One of his famous musical compositions is a five movement symphony called
“Symphonie Fantastique”. In this composition which is also known as “Fantastic
Symphony”, Berlioz showcased the important features in his composition in creating tone
color.

Listen to Berlioz’s famous “Symphony Fantastique”. Copy of click the

link below.

2. PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY – He was born on May 7, 1840

in Votkinsk, Russia and known for his ballet music. His fame peaked in the last ten years
of his life and later died due to cholera.
Tchaikovsky’s Famous Compositions:

 Swan Lake
 Sleeping Beauty
 The Nutcracker
 Romeo & Juliet
 1812 Overture
 Symphony No. 2
 Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”
 Piano Concerto No. 1
en.wikipedia.org

Listen to Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”. Copy or click the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8J8urC_8Jw

3. CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS - He was born in Paris on October 9, 1835. He was

considered as a composer who creates elegant music, neat, clean, polished and never
excessive.
Best known music of Camille Saint-Saëns:

 Carnival of the Animals

 Danse Macabre and his SymphonyNo. 3
 The Swan
Listen to Saint-Saens famous composition titled “The
Swan”. Copy of click the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qrKjywjo7Q
artsfuse.org

Activity 1. Complete Me!!

Instruction: Complete the table below and give the needed information.
 Name of the Composer Romantic Instrumental Famous Composition
Music

1. 2. The Swan

3. 4. Polonaise

5. Violin and String music 6.

7. 8. Symphony Fantastique

Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky 9. 10.

Activity 2. Define Me!!

Instruction: Define the following terms:
a. Nocturne -

b. Sonata –

c. Prelude -

d. Program music -

e. Piano music -

Activty 3: Answer Me!!

1. What did you think is the most challenging among the activities? Why?

2. What did you enjoy the most among the activities? Why?

3. If you have given a chance to compose your own Romantic composition, what would be
the emotion that you want to express to your listeners? Why?

4. Describe your mood in listening romantic music compositions.

5. As a survivor in this module, list the benefits you get from studying the topic and
answering the activities.
Activity 4: Listen and Discuss
Listen to the composition of Saint-Saens “Danse Macabre and his SymphonyNo. 3” and answer the
following questions below.

1. What have you observed about the tempo of the composition?

2. What can you say about the flow of the music?

3. Give at least 3 different moods that you have felt while listening to the music.