vocal music of the romantic period

during the romantic era, composers busied themselves with ways to express music, such as the use of variations of composition lengths, new harmonies, and tonal relationships

was used as a means to express emotion

it is mostly accompanied by the piano

the pianist is not just merely an accompanist but an equal partner to the singer

poetry is set to music, which further enhances the poem

the nearest example of an ___ in the philippines setting is our very own "kundiman"

is an art form presented in a theatrical setting where singers and musicians perform a dramatic musical work combining text and musical score

components of an opera

the text of an opera

librettist and the composer work closely together to tell story

the book that the composer and librettist put together

has all the musical notes, words and ideas to help the performers tell the story

declamatory singing

different roles in operas are created taking into account different types of voices

an air or solo singing part sung by a principal character

this song is what the public will remember best when leaving the opera house

it is a song which poetically and musically reflects dramatic feeling

main division of an opera

setting or place

famous composers during the romantic era

a son of a schoolmaster

He came from a not so rich family

could play the piano, the violin, and the organ

Gretchen am Spinnrade

Italian Overture in C major

E minor

the art, the culture, and it's music

was an Italian Romantic Composer whose works are well-known all over the world

one of his famous pieces was a requiem for his friend Alessandro Manzoni, who died in 1873

Aida March

which serves as a graduation background music here in the philippines during graduation ceremonies

was an Italian operatic composer

in his operas, ___ used the theme "he who has live for love, has died for love"

refers to a soldier or missionary who met a japanese geisha whom he had an affair

la boheme

madame butterfly

tosca

is the best operatic example of an art movement called naturalism

it was popular in france in the late 19th century and was written, and spoken (in the original version was envisioned by georges bizet), and sang in french