Curated OER
Romantic and 20th Century Period Music
Upper graders explore the similarities, differences, and depth of pop music from the Romantic era and the 20th century. They listen to selections that exemplify the Baroque, Romantic, and 20th century periods, then create presentations...
Curated OER
Not Your Grandma's Music: A Lesson in Music History
Students experience and discuss the different musical periods such as Baroque, Classical and Romantic. In this music lesson, students discover musical theory and apply it to the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. Students will...
Curated OER
Introduction to the Romantic Age of English Literature
Introduce your class to the elements of Romanticism with these slides. The foundations of the movement, the roles of imagination and nature, and the value of art are all highlighted. Features of Romanticism are explained such as...
Curated OER
Romantic Period in Music, Art, and Literature
“Romanticism aims at enlarging experience by exploring the real.” This excerpt from Jacques Barzun’s From Dawn to Decadence introduces a PowerPoint that examines the characteristics of and the major figures in music, art, and literature...
Curated OER
Mozart vs. Beethoven - Real Classical Composers
Elementary schoolers are given an overview of the baroque, classical, romantic, and modern periods of music. They focus on the lives of Beethoven and Mozart; two of the greatest composers of all time. After listening to samples their...
Curated OER
Mahler
In this music worksheet, students read a short piece about Gustav Mahler, the composer. They write responses to 10 questions about this romantic composer. Students are asked to comment on Mahler's interests, techniques, and musical style.
Curated OER
Words and Music - Lesson 2
High schoolers analyze the relationships among cultural values, freedom of artistic expression, ethics, and artistic choices in various cultures and historical periods.
New Class Museum
Lesson: Elizabeth Peyton: Portraits: Androgyny in Contemporary Culture
Portraiture, artistic expression, romanticism, and androgyny are discussed in a thought-provoking instructional activity. Upper graders first discuss and examine the history of portraiture and the elements common to the Romantic style....
Curated OER
Conductors- Gustav Mahler
In this musical conductors activity, 9th graders read about Gustav Mahler, nineteenth European conductor. They use this information and further research to answer 10 questions about his life and accomplishments.
Curated OER
An Introduction to Sonata
In this music worksheet, students read an excerpt about the classical sonata and how it is defined. They also respond to seven questions based on what they read in the excerpt about sonata.
Curated OER
Name That Tune
Fourth graders listen to different types of music, then categorize them into two different areas of classification.
Curated OER
A Level Notes
In this music learning exercise, students identify and define musical vocabulary terms from the Neo-Renaissance period of time. They research about Palestrina and the Mass. Students also identify what is meant by the term 'Leitmotif.'
Library of Congress
Loc: The Moldenhauer Archives
The Moldenhauer Archives at the Library of Congress contain approximately 3,500 items documenting the history of Western music from the medieval period through the modern era.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: The Music of the Romantic Era
Here is a nice introduction to the Romantic Era. It describes the various elements and the composers of this time.
Other
Music History Online: Music of the 19th Century
Learn about the various styles of music from the 19th century. From romanticism to nationalism, this website goes into detail about the history of 19th century music.
Classical Net
Classical Net: Musical Periods
This site contains the most significant artistic output of the most important composers within each historical period.