Characteristic of Music
-it is a manifestation of one’s feelings
-it is an expression of emotion
-among the different periods of civilization, Baroque, Renaissance, it was during the Romantic period wherein the expression of feelings was clearly emphasized thru music.
Romanticism
-is a movement which means intense emotional manifestation, imagination and individualism
-it allows free expression of feelings
-artists were given to show their inner ideas and beliefs towards a particular subject
-emotional subjectivity is the basic quality of romanticism in the arts
- Romantic art gives more importance on nature because nature influenced the emotional of an individual
The period of Romanticism goes together with the period of Industrial Revolution. * It is not only the royalness or the ruling class who had the chance to expose their abilities but also the working class. * This period gave the chance to the working class and the poor to improve and generate a sense of participation in the arts, specifically in music.
During the Romantic Period: * The emphasis of music is on the tone color, dynamics and pitch * The color and unstable chords were also stressed * Romantic music and arts are related especially literature * Literature puts the emotions into writing * Emotions are set and manifested thru the melodies, rhythm and words. * Introduction of the program of music in which events or scenes are portrayed by the instruments. * The size of the orchestra is bigger than the classical type
The Art Song * A musical composition for solo voice and piano * The accompaniment in the art song serves as the voice as the interpretative partner and it plays as an integral part in the composition
Two Forms of Art Song
1. Strophic Form
- a song form which uses the same music for stanza of the poem
- it is always used in folk songs
2. Through-Composed Form
- composers write new