ROMANTIC PERIOD COMPOSERS

ROMANTIC

PERIOD

COMPOSER

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FREDERIC FRANCOIS

CHOPIN

Born on March 01, 1810

Completed his musical education from the Warsaw Conservatory

FREDERIC FRANCOIS

CHOPIN

Had his first formal piano lessons in 1816.

At 7, he started performing in public and composed two Polonaises.

FREDERIC FRANCOIS

CHOPIN

At 18, he earned the title “Poet of the Piano”.

History says that no other composer has made the piano sound so beautiful as Chopin.

FREDERIC FRANCOIS

CHOPIN His works are

described to be

elegant,

graceful, and

melodic.

At 39, he died of

Tuberculosis in

October 17,

1849.

POLONAISE IN

A FLAT MAJOR

OP. 53

FREDERIC FRANCOIS

CHOPIN

PETER ILYICH

TCHAIKOVSKY

Born in May 7, 1840

Son of PetrovichTchaikovsky and Alexandra Andreyevna

At 5, he started taking piano lessons.

PETER ILYICH

TCHAIKOVSKY He pursued his

career as a civil servant.

At 21, he began studying music theory

He became a professor of music in Moscow Conservatory.

PETER ILYICH

TCHAIKOVSKY At 30, he made

“Romeo and

Juliet”

Tchaikovsky

underwent

several

emotional

disturbances.

PETER ILYICH

TCHAIKOVSKYHis works were

influenced by

French, Italian,

German and

Russian.

He blended national

and exotic elements

to produce subjective

and passionate

music.

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Born on October

9, 1813 in Le

Roncole Italy

He began

studying music in

Busseto.

Married to

Margerita Barezzi

GIUSEPPE VERDI

“Oberto”, his

first opera

Death of his

wife and two

children.

GIUSEPPE VERDI

A LIBRETTO

about Jews

exiled from their

homeland is

what changed

Verdi’s heart.

GIUSEPPE VERDI

He composed

“NABUCCO”

(Nebuchadnezza

r, King of

Babylon) that has

proved him being

nationalistic.

GIUSEPPE VERDIVerdi’s opera

symbolizes

Italian

Independence.

His compositions

were merely for

the public whose

main

entertainment

was opera.

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Themes of his

works:

Mature

Serious

Ends unhappily

Hatred, love,

jealousy and fear

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Three greatest

works:

Aida

Otello

Falstaff

He died of stroke

on January 27,

1901 in Milan.

GIUSEPPE VERDIVerdi’s opera

symbolizes

Italian

Independence.

His compositions

were merely for

the public whose

main

entertainment

was opera.

GIUSEPPE VERDI

“NABUCCO”(Nabucodnozor)

GIACOMO PUCCINI

The Greatest

Italian Opera

Composer after

Verdi

Born in Tuscany,

Italy on

December

22,1858

GIACOMO PUCCINI

Fortuna Magi, his

uncle, assisted

him in his musical

education. He

bare have

enough money or

food to supply his

needs.

GIACOMO PUCCINI

He got his diploma

from Pacini School

of Music in Lucca in

1880.

In 1893, he became

popular all

throughout Italy for

his Manon Lescaut.

GIACOMO PUCCINI

Became wealthy

because of his

world-famous

composition La

Boheme (1896),

Tosca (1900) and

Madame Butterfly

(1904)

GIACOMO PUCCINIPuccini, who

was a chain

smoker, felt he

had a chronic

soar throat an

later diagnosed

to throat cancer

in 1923.

GIACOMO PUCCINI

Died of

continuous

bleeding due to

radiation therapy

treatment in

November 29,

1924.

GIACOMO PUCCINI

MADAME

BUTTERFLY

FRANZ LISZTBorn in Hungary

on October 22,

1811

Only child of

Adam Liszt and

Anna Lagen

At 6, he had his

first music

lessons

FRANZ LISZTHis father was his

first teacher who

was an

administrator for

the Esterhazy

Family.

In Vienna, Carl

Czerny taught his

piano techniques.

FRANZ LISZTAntonio Salieri,

taught him

different

techniques in

composition.

Liszt was inspired

by Paganini, a

great violinist.

FRANZ LISZTHe is the inventor

of Symphonic

Poem/Tone Poem

His music is

controversial.

His piano works

require extreme

dynamics.

FRANZ LISZTAt 74, he died of

Powemonia in

Bayreuth,

Germany on June

30, 1886.

He composed

“Transcendental

Etudes”

FRANZ LISZT

HUNGARIAN

RHAPSODIE

S

RICHARD

WAGNERBorn on May

22, 1813 in

Leipzig,

Germany.

At 7, he began

his music

studies under a

Latin teacher.

RICHARD

WAGNERHis

compositions

were well-

known for its

rich harmonies,

complicated

texture and

orchestration.

RICHARD

WAGNERHe died of heart

attack in

February 13,

1883.

He composed

“Bridal Chorus”

from the opera

Lohengrin.

RICHARD

WAGNER