Grade 10 – Classical Period

Age of Enlightenment

I. OBJECTIVES at the end of the lesson the students will be able to:

 Describe the characteristics of classical period through visual and aural presentation.
 Identify classical music through audio and visual presentation.
 Distinguish the characteristics of Mozart’s music through listening.
 Value the life, music and contribution of Mozart through writing a reflection as a group
activity.

II. CONTENT

 Theme: Age of Enlightenment

 Concept: Classical Music - refers to music of the Classical era composers like Haydn,
Mozart and Beethoven.
Symphony – large work for orchestra, generally in three or four movements.
Concerto – the classical concerto introduced the cadenza a brilliant dramatic
solo passage where the soloist plays and the orchestra pauses and
remains silent.
Sonata – instrumental genre in several movements for solist and small
ensemble.
String quartet – a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two
violinist, a violist and a cellist.
Opera Buffa – a comic opera, light opera and happy ending.
Opera Seria – serious, noble opera with formal conventions and ancient, heroic
or mythological themes.
Mass – is a form of sacred musical composition to be sung by a choir.
Oratorio – a large-scale musical composition on a sacred subject, for solo
voices, text based on scripture.
Requiem – mass for the dead.

 Context: Chopin Valse Op 64 No. 2

Mozart Piano Sonata No. 11
 Handel’s Messiah
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27
Mozart Clarinet Concerto K 622
Mozart Elne Kleine Nachtmusik k. 525, I and III
Mozart A Vous derai-je Maman
Mozart mini bio
Videos of: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan Tutti,
The Magic flute, Mozart Requiem Mass, Symphony,
Orchestra, Sonata, String Quartet, Oratorio, Mass
Pictures of classical architectures and paintings
Pictures of romantic paintings
Word Search Sheet all about Mozart.
 Audio-Visual Aids: Laptop, projector and speaker
PPT about the topic
 References: Kristine Forney & Joseph Machlis (2011) “The Enjoyment of Music”
www.youtube.com
www.wolfgang-amadeus.at

III. Pre-requisite

1. The students have the knowledge about the characteristics of Romantic Period and its
composers.

IV. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE

TEACHER STUDENT
A. INTRODUCTION

Good morning class. I am Mahalvah Lou Ruiz- Good morning, teacher.

Torres a Music Student at AUP. I will be your
music teacher today and tomorrow. I will be
teaching you for the next 3 weeks. I am hoping
that everyone will listen and participate in our
lesson discussion and activities.

B. MOTIVATION
Before proceeding to our lesson we will have
first a short game called a search words. Just
locate the given words in the grid. It’s either
horizontal or vertical.
I’ll give 5 minutes to find the words. The first
one who finished crossing the given words is
the winner.
(Give the word search sheet to the students)
Are you ready?
Timer starts now…
Yes teacher.
So class we have a winner. Congratulations
Mia. (give her a reward) Mia: pass the sheet.
Let’s give her a round of applause. Wow!
Congratulations. To those who were not able Mia: Thank you teacher.
to finish the game you still have chance to do
it next time.
Thank you class for your participation.

C. PREPARATION
Who among you here knows what year is the
Classical era?
Blessie: Classical era is from 1750-1825
Yes you are right. Classical era is from year
1750-1825.
Classical period falls between Baroque period
and Romantic period.
I know you’re done with Romantic period.
Before Romantic period is the Classical period.
And before the Classical period it’s the
Baroque period.

So this time we are going to study Classical

music.

Do you know what are the styles or

characteristics of a classical music? Do you
have any idea?

If in Romantic period the characteristics

focused on emotions, feelings, moods,
imaginations, mystery and spirituality, in
classical music it is orderly, balance and clear.

Simplified and more clarity were developed

during this period.
Structured and balance, beautiful in its
simplicity.
It’s reflected not only in music but in arts and
architectures.

I’ll show you some of the architecture design

and painting during classical period.

This is Glyptothek in Munich and Rotunda of

the University of Virginia. As you can see - it’s
simple, it’s clear and organized.

Also the painting – sculptural models

predominate, and drawing is more important
than color. The subject is clearer.

The elements of classical style

Lyrical melody – symmetrical melody in

balance phrases and cadences; tuneful,
diatonic, with narrow leaps.

Rhythm regularity – strong rhythms that move

at a steady tempo. Much of the music is in
2/4, 3/4 , 4/4 , or 6/8. If a piece or movement
start in a certain meter it as to stay there until
the end.

Harmony - Diatonic structure – the chords are

built from the seven tones of the major or
minor scale.

Homophonic texture – melody with

accompanying harmony (melody and harmony
are moving at the same time).

Dynamics – continuously changing dynamics

through crescendo and decrescendo

Expression – emotional balance and restraint

In comparison, the elements of romantic style

Singing melodies – more varied, with
chromatic inflection (to change the mood)

Rhythmic diversity and elasticity – tempo

rubato

Harmony – increasing chromaticism –

expanded concepts of tonality.

Homophonic texture is primarily used but in

the development section sometimes used
polyphonic texture.

Dynamics – widely ranging dynamics for

expressive purposes.

Expression – emotions, mood, feeling

emphasized.

Let’s listen to an audio from a Romantic

composer Chopin and from a Classical
composer. Let’s compare if there is difference.

(let them listen to Chopin Valse Op 62 No. 2 &

Mozart Sonata No. 11)

Did you notice the style of Romantic and

Classical is there any difference?

The difference is the romantic piece has

rubato and has chromatic. The harmony has
very powerful expression of emotion. In
classical the melody is simpler and clearer. It
has steady tempo.

Let’s go to the form of classical music –

classical instrumental genres are:

Symphony, sonata, concerto, string quartet
and chamber music

Symphony – large work for orchestra,

generally in three or four movements
Sonata – instrumental genre in several
movements for soloist and small ensemble.

Concerto – the classical concerto introduced

the cadenza a brilliant dramatic solo passage
where the soloist plays and the orchestra
pauses and remains silent.

String Quartet – is a musical ensemble of four

string players – usually two violinists, a violist
and a cellist.

Chamber Music – instrumental music for

ensemble, usually ranging from two to about
ten players (two violins, viola, and cello, wind
instrument and piano).

Vocal genres are:

Religious – mass, requiem and oratorio.

Mass – is a form of sacred musical

composition to be sung by a choir.

Requiem – mass for the dead

Oratorio - a large-scale musical composition

on a sacred subject, for solo voices. Oratorio’s
text is based on scripture.

(show them videos of mass, requiem and

oratorio)

Profane – opera seria (serios style of Italian

opera) and opera buffa a comic opera an
informal description of Italian.
(show them excerpt of buffa and seria opera)

It was during this period that Bartolomeo

Cristofori invented Fortepiano (this instrument
can create loud sound and soft sound) became
very popular and eventually replaced the
Harpsichord and the Clavichord.
Who are the famous composers from this
period?

Yes, that’s right. There were three big names

or famous composers during the classical era
they were Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart and Ludwig Van Beethoven.

We are going to listen to another composition

for piano from Classical Composer
(let them listen to “Twelve var. vous derai-je
maman)

Who can guess its title?

Yes that is Twinkle, twinkle, little stars. You

know who composed that song?

It was Amadeus Mozart who composed that

song the title of that is “Twelve Variation vous
derai-je Maman”.

D. LESSON PROPER

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the

famous classical era music composers.
Salzburg, Austria
This time we are going to watch the short
biography of Mozart. Please listen carefully January 27, 1756
because we are going to have a short quiz
afterwards. Leopold Mozart
(watch Mozart’s bio)
Maria Anna

Thank you for watching. Let’s have a short Age 5

review.

Where is the birthplace of Mozart? Age 7

When was his birthday? 1779

What’s the name of his father?

1781
The name of his sister?

At what age Mozart started composing for the Quartets, Concertos, Operas
piano?
The Marriage of Figaro, Clarinet Concerto K
What age did Mozart play for Louie XV? 622, Requiem 626, Don Giovanni, The Magic
Flute, Piano forte #27
What year did Mozart wrote the Coronation
Mass KV 317?

What year did he compose the Opera

Idomeneo?

What did he wrote when he moved to Vienna?

What are his famous compositions?

In addition, he also wrote Cosi fan tutte.

Mozart’s music combines a sense of drama

with contrasts of mood ranging from lively to
playful to solemn and tragic.

Mozart died at the age of 36 on December 4,

1791.

This time we are going to watch excerpt from

the 4 famous opera of Mozart. The Marriage
of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte, and
the Magic Flute.

We will also listen to his famous compositions.

Let’s see if we can notice the style of Mozart’s
music in Piano Concerto No. 27, Clarinet
Concerto K 622, Requiem Mass, Elne Kleine
Nachtmusik K. 525, I and III.

E. CONCLUSION

The style of music from the Classical Era is

predominantly homophonic, consisting of a
single melody line with accompaniment.
Composers simplified harmonic structures,
shortened musical phrases and applied
symmetry.

Mozart was an Austrian. He was born on Jan

27, 1756.
He was the son of Leopoldo and Anna Maria
Mozart.

His sister’s name is Maria Anna who was also a

musician.

At the age of 5 he started composing. Many

believe that Mozart composed the Twinkle,
Twinkle Little star when he has 4 yrs old.

On Dec. 4, 1791, Mozart died, leaving behind a

collection of more than 600 compositions.
Including works for the symphony, the piano
sonatas and concertos, and the opera. Some
of these pieces are considered to be the finest
works in the classical style.

F. IFL
1 Peter 4:10 says: Each of you should use
whatever gift you have received to serve
others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in
its various forms.

Today we have discussed the life of Mozart,

his music and his contribution. Mozart used
his God-given talent. He wrote more than 600
compositions all of his works are of high
quality. Most of our famous musicians now
days are playing his compositions.

Whatever talent you have, don’t be afraid to

share and use it just like Mozart he started
sharing his talent in his early years. Be a good
steward.

G. EVALUATION

We have a short quiz. It’s just easy.

Don’t forget to write your name.
Choose the correct answers from the box
below.

1. Where is the birthplace of Mozart?

2. What is the name of his father?

3. What is the full name of Mozart?

4. What age did he start composing?

5. What are his famous opera? Just give 2.

6. What are the characteristics of Mozart’s

music?

7. Will you appreciate the classical music if you

are going to hear it? Why?

Are you done? Please pass your papers. Thank

you for listening. See you next week.

H. ASSIGNMENT
For your group activity you are going to write
a reflection paper about the life, music and
contribution of Mozart to be passed next
week.

What have you learned after hearing the life,

music and contribution of Mozart?

I. SELF-ASSESSMENT

- Did I reach my objectives?

- Did I present the lesson well?
- Did I use enough materials for the lesson?
- Did I give them enough examples and videos for them to understand?

Prepared by: Mahalvah Lou Ruiz-Torres