New Directions - Stravinsky - Rite of Spring Flashcards
Includes "The Rite Of Spring", "Petals" & "Three Dances" + WL
RoS - Context
- Gained Instant success from ‘firebird’
- Caused scandals due to dissonant + violent music
- Turning Point in romantic music
Intro - Melody
Schoenberg - Pierrot Lunaire
Opening bassoon solo,
rising perf 4th
Intro - Harmony
Schoenberg - Pierrot Lunaire
Five pitches on bassoon
Constant harsh dissonance
Dissonant Harmony
Intro - Tonality
Distinct layers of polyscalarity
Intro - Rhythm
Debussy - Estampes
Rubato
Polyrhythm then silence
Polyrhythmic movement
Intro - Texture
Prokofiev - Enemy of God
Monophony w/polyphony
Parallel motion then families
Orc. rarely moves in unison
Intro - Sonority
Kilar - Krzesany
Horizontal flutes then harmonics
Large symphony orchestra
AoS - Melody
4-note ostinato
diatonic horn
AoS - Harmony
Schoenberg - Pierrot Lunaire
Dissonance
Bitonal
Dissonant harmony
AoS - Tonality
Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra - Antithesis
range of scales
Narrow ranged instruments
AoS - Rhythm
Debussy - L’apres midi d’un Faune
cross rhythms
Cross + polyrhythms
AoS - Texture
Use of Canon
Fragmented ideas
AoS - Sonority
Debussy - Jeux
Prominent timpani
alto flute
Ornamental woodwind
RoA - Melody
- Irregular phrase lengths
- Fanfare-like calls based on 5ths in horns
RoA - Harmony
Infernal Dance
- Eb7 chords
- Flattened 7th C in D maj scale
Counterpoint intro w/flat notes
