Peripetie - Schoenberg Flashcards
What year was the piece composed in?
1909
What era was the piece composed in?
The Expressionist Era
How is the melody played?
In fragments, instead of the development of traditional melodic lines
How many pitches are used?
All 12
What is the name for a chord of 6 pitches?
A Hexachord
What is the names for a chord that uses the pitches not used in a hexachord?
A Complement
What is used on the melody to change it?
Inversion
What is the Principal Voice called?
Hauptstimme
What is the Secondary Voice called?
Nebenstimme
What is the tonality of the piece?
Atonal
Describe the melody
Chromatic and dissonant, extremely angular, fragmented and unpredictable
What parts play melodic lines?
Clarinet and cello
What is Klangfarbenmelodie?
Tone Colour Melody
The act of splitting a melody between several instruments to increase timbre
Describe the rhythm in the piece
Irregular, unpredictable, fragmented, expressive, varied
What type of rhythms are used in the piece?
Polyrhythms and cross-rhythms
What is the pulse/ sense of metre
There isn’t one
What does Sehr Rasch mean?
Very Quick
What does Ruhiger mean?
Calmer
What does Heftig mean?
Passionate
Describe the texture of the piece
Constantly shifting, but at points monophonic when one part is playing and sometimes polyphonic when the whole orchestra is playing at climax points
How does the texture change?
Abruptly and to extremes
Describe the dynamics in the piece
Sudden and frequent extreme changes of dynamics (e.g. ppp to fff)
Dies away to nothing at the end
Describe the structure of the piece
Free Rondo Form
5 Sections
Describe the instrumentation of the piece
Large post romantic orchestra
Quadruple woodwind, large brass section, percussion and strings
