Download Notes: Music 6 Introductory Video Script

Notes:
Music 6 Introductory Video Script
Course
Music
Lesson Objective
Semester
A
Unit
1
Lesson
10
The student will be able to identify the forms utilized by Romantic
composers, such as Chopin, in order to explain their purpose.
VISUAL
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AUDIO
Our last lesson was about the romantic period
and its move towards combining the
expressiveness of the baroque period, with the
calm compositions of the classical period.
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So far we have talked about music in
Germany, Italy, and Europe in general, but
what about the United States?
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During the Romantic period, a tradition
emerged in Great Britain and North America
to perform songs at home.
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For Great Britain, these songs were typically
ballads, and in the United States and Canada,
they were called parlor songs.
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Like the rest of the music of the romantic era,
these songs were expressive and focused on
the melody, but were not like their German
lieder counterparts.
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Parlor songs and ballads of North America
and Canada used conventional
accompaniments and were not quite as
dramatic as lieder.
The accompaniments were still played
frequently on the piano which transitions our
focus to what is considered to be the most
popular instrument to write for.
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Piano has 3 purposes
-public performance
-teaching
-enjoyment>
The piano was thought to have three purposes:
public performance, teaching, and enjoyment.
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<TEXT:
Public performance: piano music was composed and
performed by many greats for hundreds of years>
The first purpose, public performance, speaks
for itself. Piano music has been composed and
performed by many greats for hundreds of
years.
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Secondly, the piano played a vital role as an
instrument to teach from.
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<Text: Teaching: composers wrote technical exercises
and method books for those learning to play.>
Many composers were great piano players and
not only used them for composing, but also
for writing technical exercises and method
books for those learning to play.
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<TEXT:Enjoyment: played dance music, lyrical pieces,
and various other types of songs enjoyed by all.>
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, pianos
were there for enjoyment. They played dance
music, lyrical pieces, and various other types
of songs enjoyed by all.
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Arguably one of the masters of piano during
the romantic era was a Polish man by the
name of Frederic Chopin.
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Chopin was born in Warsaw Poland in 1810
and died from tuberculosis in 1849
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Chopin earned a name for himself as a
performer and moved to Paris in 1831 where
he met other great musicians like himself.
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Chopin’s Piano Compositions:
-200 solo pieces
-6 works for piano and orchestra
-20 songs
-4 chamber works>
Almost all of Chopin’s works were written for
the piano. Within these works he wrote 200
solo piano pieces, 6 works for piano and
orchestra, 20 songs, and 4 chamber works.
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Chopin was definitely a natural when it came
to writing music for the piano. As a result,
Chopin opened up new doors for those who
had little or a lot of experience with the piano.
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As mentioned above, Chopin wrote different
types of works for the piano one of which was
etudes.
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<Text: Chopin’s etude addressed the technical side
of playing. Each one addressed a different skill.>
Chopin’s etudes addressed the technical side
of playing. Each one of these works addressed
a different skill.
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These works became the first of their kind
because not only were they beautiful, but they
were technical as well. In fact, they were so
beautiful that they became concert pieces.
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Let’s now listen to an example of one
Chopin’s piano etudes.
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<https://musopen.org/music/129/fredericchopin/etude-op-10-no-1/>
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<Text: Preludes>
Another type of writing that Chopin did for
the piano was preludes. Chopin composed 24
of these during his lifetime.
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<Text: brief pieces in major and minor keys>
Chopin’s preludes are brief pieces in major
and minor keys that really show off Chopin’s
ability to be creative in his writing.
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Do you remember dissonance from our
baroque discussion? Chopin used elements of
it in these compositions by using what is
called the chromatic scale.
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<TEXT:A “normal “scale consists of 8 different notes
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A “normal“ scale consists of 8 different notes
and uses a combination of black and white
keys. However, the chromatic scale uses 12
However, the chromatic scale uses 12 notes, or all of the
black and white keys.>
notes, or all of the black and white keys.
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Chopin used the chromatic scale to create
beautiful harmony. This type of writing
influenced those who came after him.
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<Text: Are you able to hear the depth and complexity in
Chopin’s writing? >
Let’s now listen to an example of this type of
writing. Are you able to hear the depth and
complexity in his writing?
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A type of song that was a bit easier to play
than some of his other works were his Dances,
written in ¾ time, and made listeners want to
dance.
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Chopin wrote three different types of dances;
Mazurkas, Polonaises, and Waltz’s. Each type
of dance had its own unique characteristics.
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In addition to writing dance music, preludes,
and etudes, Chopin wrote in other genres for
the piano.
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Listen to one of his dance pieces, and think
about the compositional characteristics that
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make you want to dance along.
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