4. Peripetie Flashcards
1
Q
Dynamics and tempo?
A
Sehr rasch, very fast
Extreme dynamic contrast (fff and PPP)
Dynamics add to expressive range of piece
2
Q
Melody?
A
7 main motifs that are repeated and developed
Klangsfarbenmelodie (tone-colour melody) means melody as important as timbre
H is Hauptstimme, main voice
N is Nebenstimme, secondary voice
Some sequences
3
Q
Texture?
A
Varies rapidly, including: Thick homophony Polyphonic orchestral outbursts Fragmented ideas (melody shared) Transparent textures
4
Q
Rhythm and metre?
A
Bars in simple duple, triple and quadruple time
Complex rhythms
Semi quaver sextuplets, triplets, cross rhythms, polyrhythms, syncopation
Dotted and iombardic rhythms
Sometimes rubato
5
Q
Instruments?
A
Large twentieth century orchestra Unusual techniques eg. loud muted trumpets Play full range of pitch and dynamics Lots of strings, woodwind, brass Percussion scarcely used
6
Q
Tonality and harmony?
A
Atonal
Dissonant and chromatic
Hexachords
7
Q
What is the structure?
A
Broadly rondo
ABA’CA’’
A’ and A’’ really developed
8
Q
When was it written?
A
1909
