Transcript Document

Franz Schubert
Highlights of his life:
Born January 31, 1797
Father was a schoolmaster
Showed great aptitude for music
Gathered for “Schubertiads” (music parties)
Wanted to write a successful opera
Known as a songwriter
Schubert was born in
Vienna, Austria.
His father was a schoolmaster.
He was taught to play music
by his father.
At the age of 11, he
became a choir boy in
the chapel, receiving a
good education.
Schubert worked for some time as
a teacher at his father’s school.
At the age of 20, he devoted
himself to music.
He had always a small group of
friends and admirers.
He lived with one or
another of his friends.
Meanwhile he produced
music of great charm
and liveliness.
He was poor all his life,
his genius unrecognized.
Schubert was the first great
composer of art song.
He composed more than 600 songs.
An art song is a
solo vocal song
with piano
accompaniment.
It is the union of
poetry and music.
Celebrated
songs:
Art Songs
Hedge Rose,
Erlking
Song-Cycles
The Fair Maid
of the Mill,
The Winter
Journey
Draw a quick picture of Schubert.
Put his birth and death dates
under his picture (1797-1828)
Write 3 things you remember
about him under his picture.
Overture to
Rosamunde
This was not originally written as
an overture to the play,
Rosamunde. Schubert originally
wrote it for an opera,
Alfonsa and Estrella.
Let’s go over the themes first.
There are 4 main themes
we’ll listen for.
Drums play softly
triangles play softly
finger cymbals play softly
tone blocks play softly
Now, let’s listen
and PLAY!
Introduction
0-0:26
:27
Transition:
3
3
Repeat
3 times
3
1:01
Slight VARIATION
1:12
Transition:
3
3
Repeat
6 times
3
1:44
3
3
3
3
3
3
2:07
2:16
pp
(pianissimo)
2:22
2:27
.
(4 times)
2:45
*
Repeat
to
*
3:10
:
:
:
Some variation at
the end of the
second repeat
3:33
pp
(pianissimo)
4:12
:
4:29
Development
rhythmic and melodic ideas
3 times
5:06
LOUDER! ff
4 times
4 beats
5:39
BIG ENDING?!?!
ff - fortissimo
pp- pianissimo
There’s MORE!
6:07
6:29
:
:
:
With variation
6:54
decrescend
o
7:31
Strings announce the next theme
7:41
:
7:48
Transition:
3 times
8:25
LOUDER! ff
4 times
4 beats
8:58
Here comes the ending!!!!
9:30
cresce
ndo
4 times
9:50
2 times
9:57
3 times
10:12
End
The
(4 times)
10:19
10:23
THE
END
10:28