Program
Music
Objectives
1. Discuss what is a
Program Music,
2. listen to the
compositions of the
famous personalities
of Program Music,
3. appreciate and love
Program Music
What is a
Program
Music?
Program
Music
Is an instrumental composition
that conveys
images or scenes to tell
a short story without text or lyrics.
It entices the imagination of the
listener
Program
Music
Is a type of instrumental music
designed to depict an emotion,
mood, scene, story or event.
It is a narrative or descriptive kind
of instrumental music linked to a
scene, idea, poem or story
Program Music
Composers who
made an impact to
Program Music
Composers who made an impact to
Program Music
Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869)
Is a french composer
He learned to play the flute
and guitar as a boy.
First compositions were
romances
Studied medicine
Symphonie fantastique –
written during the time when
he was madly in love.
Symphonie fantastique
Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869)
Other compositions
Harold In Italy
Symphonie fantastique
Grande Messe Des Morts
Roméo Et Juliette
Les Nuits D’Éte
Le Carnaval Romain
He is most known for developing
symphonic program music and the “idee
fixe” where a melody or theme is used over
and over to represent a person or a
programmatic idea throughout an entire
musical composition.
Composers who made an impact to
Program Music
Johann Sebastian Bach(1685 – 1750)
was a German composer and
musician of the late Baroque
period. He is known for his
prolific output across a variety
of instruments and forms,
including orchestral music such
as the Brandenburg Concertos
Bach was primarily valued as
an organist
Brandenburg Concertos
Johann Sebastian Bach(1685 – 1750)
Compositions
The Brandenburg Concertos
The Goldberg Variations
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
The Well-Tempered Clavier
Bach was known during his lifetime
primarily as an outstanding organ player
and technician. The youngest of eight
children born to musical parents, Johann
Sebastian was destined to become a
musician.
Composers who made an impact to
Program Music
Joseph Anton Bruckner (1824 –1896)
was an Austrian composer
and organist best known for
his symphonies and sacred
music, which
includes Masses, Te
Deum and motets. The
symphonies are considered
emblematic of the final stage
of Austro-
German Romanticism.
Te Deum
Joseph Anton Bruckner (1824 –1896)
Compositions
Locus iste
Te Deum
Mortet
Masses
Bruckner's structural, harmonic and
rhythmic invention makes every one of his
mature compositions an epic adventure.
And his music has an emotional depth and
honesty that evokes a profound response in
many listeners, whether or not they share
his religious beliefs.
Thank
You!