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'Peripetie' From Five Orchestral Pieces Flashcards

1
Q

What does this piece require?

A

A large orchestra

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2
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What does ‘peripetie’ mean?

A

A sudden reversal

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3
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What happens to the instrumentation throughout the piece?

A

It changes rapidly throughout, creating many contrasts in timbre

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4
Q

What are performers frequently required to do?

A

Play at the extremes of their range

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5
Q

Which unusual instruments are used?

A 
Piccolo
Cor anglais - lower version of an oboe
Bass clarinet - large clarinet
Contrabassoon - a large bassoon
Tam-tam - a large gong
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6
Q

What does haupstimme mean?

A

The most important part

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7
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What does nebenstimme mean?

A

The second most important part

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8
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What does divisi mean?

A

The players divide into groups

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9
Q

What does arco mean?

A

Bow the strings

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10
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What does bell up mean?

A

The brass player points the bell up to produce a loud, strident sound

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11
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What is the melody made up of?

A

Short, fragmented motifs that are combined in different ways

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12
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What are the melodies like?

A

They are disjunct (with many large leaps)

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13
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How are melodies varied?

A

Through the use of inversion and rhythmic augmentation

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14
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What is the metre?

A

It changes between 3/4, 2/4 and 4/4

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15
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What is the tempo?

A

Sehr rasch - very quick

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16
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What are the rhythms like?

A

Complex, varied and change quickly, they are sometimes layered

17
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What is the tonality like?

A

It’s atonal

18
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What’s the harmony like?

A

Dissonant

19
Q

What are the chords and melodies often built from?

A

Hexachords

20
Q

What is the texture like?

A

Mostly contrapuntal with occasional monophonic and homophonic moments

21
Q

How are complex textures built up?

A

With use of imitation and conversion

22
Q

What are the dynamics like?

A

There are sudden changes leading to extreme contrasts between ppp and fff

23
Q

What is the structure like?

A

It’s is in free rondo form with five sections (ABACA)

24
Q

When was it composed?

A

1909

Music GCSE Revision (16 decks)

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