AoS 2 Flashcards
What is the structure of peripetie?
Free rondo
A B A’ C A”
Describe motif a
Triplet fragment based on hexachord
Lower brass play it inverted - B32-35
How many motifs are there in peripetie?
8
Which motif does peripetie end with and who plays it?
Motif c - triplet ostinati
Clarinets
What is klangfarbemelodie and which piece uses it?
Lots of motifs passed around the instruments
Peripetie
What key is peripetie in?
Atonal - no fixed key
Describe the rhythm of peripetie
Mixed rhythms Changes key signature often e.g B22 - 2/4 B23 - 3/4 B49 - 4/4
What texture is peripetie?
Polyphonic
Describe the dynamics in peripetie
Wide range
Dramatic changes - ppp -> fff
Harsh
What type of music is peripetie?
Expressionism
What special about the orchestra in peripetie?
Extended orchestra
Describe each section of peripetie
A - loud, tunes passed within families B - thicker overlapping texture A' - horns reintroduced C - thinner calmer texture A" - builds up whole orchestra
What is motif d in peripetie?
Fats repeated hexachord
What is motif e and give an example where it is used in peripetie
Sustained chords - quiet and rhythmical
Played in canon in B59
Who wrote something’s coming and when and what for?
Bernstein
1958
West side story
What is the structure of something’s coming?
Intro A B B' A' Outro
What is the texture of something’s coming?
Homophonic
How can the melody be described in A of something’s coming?
Syllabic
What is the tonality of something’s coming?
Major tonality
What type of music influenced something’s coming?
Jazz
What key is something’s coming in?
D major
Give an example of where word painting is used in something’s coming
“Air is humming”
Strings have high notes
What kind of voice sings something’s coming?
Tenor
Give some examples which show the Jazz influence of something’s coming
Blue notes
Dissonances
Why is syncopation used in something’s coming?
Maintain a feeling of anticipation and suspense
Describe the intro of something’s coming
Quiet
Clarinet ostinati - syncopate motif
Cross rhythms
When does a lyrical slow moving theme start in something’s coming?
B73
How does the melody move in something’s coming and what does this show?
Staccato movement using intervals such as tritone (C-F#) and augmented 4th
Shows feelings of uncertainty
Where does the time signature change in something’s coming?
B21 changes from 3/4 to 2/4
How can “could be” be described in something’s coming?
Long sustained notes
Legato style
How is the melody varied in something’s coming give an example
Uses sharp conjunct phrases which are louder and more accented
“It may come cannonballing down from the sky”
What techniques are used by the instruments in something’s coming?
Muted trumpets
Strings pizzicato
What is the structure of electric counterpoint?
Three movements that go fast slow fast
What mode is electric counterpoint based on?
Aeolian mode -based on E minor
How does electric counterpoint end?
On E5 chord creating an open and sparse sound
What kind of melody does the solo guitar use in electric counterpoint?
Syncopated fragmented melody
Resultant melody
How are guitars introduced into electric counterpoint?
By metrical displacement
What kind of rhythms are played in electric counterpoint?
Compound rhythms
What is the texture of electric counterpoint?
Complex contrapuntal
Polyphonic
Fast interlocking layers
What is electric counterpoint based on?
African drumming
Balinese Gamelan music
Describe the tonality of electric counterpoint
Starts in tonal ambiguity until the bass enters setting the key in G minor
Where is an example of note addition in electric counterpoint?
When guitar 3 enters in movement one
When was electric counterpoint composed?
1987
What techniques are used in electric counterpoint?
Multi tracking Looping Note addition Phase shifting Panning Metamorphosis Rhythmic transformation Broken chords
What style of music is electric counterpoint?
Minimalism
Who composes peripetie?
Arnold Schoenburg
