Peripetie From 5 Orchestral Pieces

Question 1

Composer

Answer 1

Arnold Schoenberg

Question 2

Expressionism

Answer 2

Express inner intense feelings

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

SA
SB
SA1
SC
SA2

Question 4

Tonality

Answer 4

Atonal

Question 5

Harmony

Answer 5

Dissonant and chromatic because of the atonal tonality

Question 6

Hexachord

Answer 6

Group of 6 notes selected from 12 in the chromatic scale, used as a musical motif or a chord

Question 7

Instrumentation

Answer 7

Large 20th century orchestra
Forced to use wide range of techniques in unusual ways
Muted horns blast out loud notes
Stretched to full capacity with range and dynamic contrasts and timbre for max expressive effect
Percussion scarcely used, xylophone has one fff note

Question 8

Instruments

Answer 8

Violins, violas, cellos, double basses
Piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, cor anglais, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon
6 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba
Bass drum, cymbals, tam tam, xylophone

Question 9

Dynamics

Answer 9

fff, ppp, fp

Question 10

Texture

Answer 10

Varies from thick homophonic or polyphonic full orchestral outbursts to transparent textures of fragmented ideas which are presented in fragments and antiphony
Lyrical principle part breaks through after loud passage, accompanied by a quiet thin texture

Question 11

Melody

Answer 11

7 main motifs, repeated and transformed

Question 12

Klangfarbenmelodie

Answer 12

Tone colour melody

Timbre of the melody is just as important as the melody itself

Question 13

Haupstimme

Answer 13

Principle voice

Question 14

Nebenstimme

Answer 14

Secondary voice

Question 15

Tempo

Answer 15

Changes from time to time

100-108 bpm
Use of rubato

Question 16

Ser rasch

Answer 16

Very quick

Question 17

Etwas ruhiger

Answer 17

Somewhat calmer

Question 18

Rhythms

Answer 18

Semiquaver, sextuplets, triplets, cross rhythms, polyrhythms and syncopation, Lombardic rhythms, dotted rhythms