Happy Tuesday! 1-12-16Today’s Class:● Review Beethoven● Begin: The Pines of RomeObjectives:1. Attendance2. Review Beethoven3. Re-watch Beethoven4. New Material

Review of Beethoven:1. Where was he born?2. What instrument did he primarily play?3. What disability did he develop?4. How old was he?5. What is the proper term for this condition?6. What did it cause?7. How did his condition change his musical career?8. How did Beethoven modify his instrument to continue making

music?9. Did people like him? Why/why not?

Review of Beethoven:1. How did he compose music if he couldn’t hear?2. Because he couldn’t hear, what happened during the

first performance of his 9th Symphony?3. How many people attended his funeral?

Review: Beethoven’s Music1. What piece of his are we studying?2. What is the FORM of this piece?3. Pieces in this form are broken into chunks called…..4. How many of these chunks does this piece have?5. Which chunk are we studying?6. What is the Italian name of this chunk?7. What is the English translation?

Review: Beethoven’s Music1. Was this piece successful at its premier? 2. Why not?

What else can you tell me about Beethoven or his music?

Vocabulary:1. Symphony: 2. Movement: 3. Motif: 4. Realistic Art: 5. Abstract:

Vocabulary:1. Symphony: an extended, elaborate work for orchestra, broken into three or more

movements.2. Movement: Any section of a musical piece that is complete enough to stand on

its own.3. Motif: a musical idea.4. Realistic Art: Resembling or simulating real life.5. Abstract:

a. 1) Art: A style that captures the main colors, form, or idea of something but looks somewhat non-specific or may even be missing key components

b. 2) Something that is difficult to describe.c. 3) An idea or concept you can describe but cannot touch.

First movement:

Beethoven described the first four notes of the main motif of this symphony as

“Fate knocking on the door”.

Allegro con brio(“Happy, with fire”)

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Abstract or Realistic?

Re-watch Performance:

Beethoven, Symphony No. 5

The Pines of Rome

Composed by: Ottorino Respighi

I’m bored.Let’s take over

the world.

Ottorino Respighi● Ottorino Respighi was born in Bologna, Italy

on July 9th, 1879● He was taught piano and violin by his father,

who was a local piano teacher.● Respighi went to Russia to be principal violist in

the orchestra of the Russian Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg during its season of Italian opera.

● He then returned to Bologna, where he earned a second diploma in composition.

The Pines of Rome● The this piece is in the FORM of a Symphonic Poem● A Symphonic Poem is:

○ “A one-movement orchestral work based on an idea or theme from a poetic, dramatic or other non-musical source.”

In other words:○ A “Symphonic Poem” is a piece with a story and

characters.

○ A Symphony may or may not have characters, and is often non-objective, or “music for musics sake”.

The Pines of Rome● This piece has FOUR movements

● Each of the four movements depicts

pine trees in different locations in

Rome at different times of the day.

“Pines of the Villa Borghese”● The great Villa Borghese is a monument to the

patronage of the Borghese family, who dominated the city in the early seventeenth century.

● This first movement portrays children playing by the pine trees in the Villa Borghese gardens.

● It is a sunny morning and the children sing nursery rhymes and play soldiers.