Music

• Art song - usually written for one voice with piano or orchestral accompaniment
• Art song is used to refer to the genre of such songs
• Most art songs are a setting of lyric poetry
• Art song is not part of a stated work such as OPERA or a MUSICAL
• Art song is intended for performance as a part of a recital or other relatively formal social occasion
• Examples of art song

  • LIED (German)
  • MELODIE (French)
  • CANCION (Spanish)
  • CANZONE (Italian)
• Art song

  • Requires high level/greater range of voice
  • Lyrics are based on stanza's emotion
  • Strophic form (all stanzas the same)
  • Romantic artists found inspiration in landscapes, used only 1 mood of song
  • Subject were traditional myth, legend, and folklore, mostly used in folk music
• Opera became an important source of musical expression


  • Opera more on scenery/costume
  • Recital focus on musicality rather than scenery
• Art song is a living musical language
• Art song is based on an existing piece
• Vocal music- one of the best tool for expressing ones feeling

• Rhythm, melody, structure are required for poems to be considered art song
• Song cycle - collection of songs with common theme or mood
• Opera was characterized by elaborate costumes, scenery, and choreography
• Art song - it is used to refer to the genre of such song
• Art song - it is not performed in a stage or having an action or scenery
• Libretto - text of an opera
• Recitative - used in prose part and dialogue opera
• Aria - sung solo piece that expresses emotion
• Aria - this part will be always remember by the audience after they leave at opera house
• Score - the book the composer and librettist put together
• Franz schubert - last of the classical composer

  • He developed lied that has a powerful dramatic impact
• Giuseppe Verdi - associated with the romantic

  La Scala - most important opera house

  • He completed 25 operas
  • Wrote for the beginning of the Suez canal
• Giacomo Puccini - belong to the group who stressed realism

  • Drew material true to life
  • Reject the heroic theme
• Richard Wagner - introduced new ideas in harmony and form

  • Explored the limits of traditional tonal system
• • the usual themes for roman theaters was chariots races, gladiators, and public executions

  • Also love to watch combats, admired blood sports, and gladiators competition

  • the more realistic violence, the more it please the audience

  • christian oppose this show and chance it into comedy in 350-250bc
• Francisco balagtas y dela cruz - one of the most poets and famous of tondo

  • One of the great literary awards
• Severino r Reyes - father of Tagalog zarzuela

  • A pilipino writer, dramatist, and play rights
  • One of the Giants of Tagalog literature
• De. Ricardo g abad - many of his theater productions were classics of western drama
• Salvador f bernal - father of theater design

  • 1st to develop theater designs
  • Designed more than. 250 productions