Part 3 – Nineteenth century innovations

Project One – Technical innovation and the orchestra

Musical instrument development

Instrument makers – Learning log Page 14

Saxophone Music – Listening Log page 28

Research point – auxiliary instruments of the orchestra Listening Log page 27

Project Two – Romantic Music

Ludwig van Beethoven

Exercise – Classical and RomanticLearning Log page 14. Listening Log Page 29

Exercise Programme Music – Learning Log Page 15

Richard Strauss

Gustave Mahler – Listening Log Page 30

Nationalism in music

Composers associated with nationalism include the following

Tchaikovsky

Smetana

Dvorak

Grieg

Vaughan Williams

Albeniz

Bartok

Exercise – expressing national identity – Listening Log Page 31

Exercise – The Folk traditionListening Log Page 32

Project Three – New audiences

The piano recital

Franz Liszt(1811-86)

Exercise – Transcribing for the pianoListening Log Page 33

Salon Music

Schubert

Schumann

The public concert

Musikverein, Vienna

Gewandhaus, Leipzig

Palais Garnier, Paris

Paris Conservatoire

Royal Philharmonic Society London

Music hall and Variety

Exercise – Go to a concert.

Unfortunately unable to do so at this time

Project Four – Wagner and Opera

Guiseppe Verdi (1813 -1901)

Georges Bizet(1838-75)

Richard Wagner (1813-83)

Research point – Wagner – Learning Log Page 15

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