PROGRAM AND PIANO

• Romantic Era


  People at that time were rebelling against social and political standards of the Classical Period. They believed in expressing their imaginations and passion in their artwork like literature, arts, education, and music.
• Instrumental Music of the Romantic Era

  • The use of the piano as an accompaniment resulted in the adding of emotion, mood, and meaning to the melody through the use of harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic material independent of the voice.
• Program music


  A form of instrumental music that is intended to express a story or image that depicts the theme and scenes in a literary text. It refers to the Romantic-era European musical work.
• Frederic Chopin


  He was known as the "Poet of the Piano" and was born on March 1, 1810 in Zelazowa, Poland. He is an extraordinary composer who is considered a genius in using the piano that he had a tremendous impact on other musicians.
• Chopin's compositions were almost primarily for the piano
• Frederic Chopin


  • He was a composer of extraordinary skill
  • He was a genius in using the keyboard and had a tremendous impact on other musicians
  • He performed his first concert at age 8
• 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.
• Impromptu


  A short composition, especially for the piano, performed in an offhand or extemporized style.
• Sonata


  A composition for one or more solo instruments.
• Piano works of Frederic Chopin: Nocturne, Polonaise, Prelude, Waltz, Impromptu, Sonata
• Peter Tchaikovsky


  He was born on May 7, 1840 in Russia and known for his ballet music. His fame peaked in the last ten years of his life and later died due to cholera.
• Peter Tchaikovsky


  • His music has profound appeal to the public.
  • His music is characterized by beautiful melodies and creative orchestration.
• Compositions by Peter Tchaikovsky

  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Three Piano Concertos
  • Swan Lake
  • The Nutcracker
• 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.
• Franz Liszt


  • He was a Hungarian pianist
  • He was a renowned child prodigy by age of 6
  • He played for musicians and kings mainly because of his extraordinary ability to improvise an original composition.
• Franz Liszt's Piano Works

  • La Campanella
  • Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies" (originally written for solo piano, but many were arranged for orchestra or other combinations of instruments)
  • Sonata in B Minor
  • Arrangements of the 9 Beethoven Symphonies
• Charles-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
  • The Swan
• Niccolo Paganini


  He 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.
• 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
• Robert Schumann


  He was born in 1810 in Zwickau. He was a composer and music critic.
• Robert Schumann's 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