Schoenberg - Peripetie Flashcards
1
Q
BACKGROUND
A
WRITTEN IN 1909
ATONAL PIECE FOR FULL ORCHESTRA
PERIPETIE MEANS REVERSAL OR TURNING POINT
EXPRESSIONIST
2
Q
STRUCTURE
A
A B A' C A"
3
Q
MELODY
A
HEXACHORD
ANGULAR MELODIES
KLANGFRBENMELODIE
4
Q
HARMONY & TONALITY
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ATONAL
USE OF HEXACHORDS
DISSONANCE
5
Q
INSTRUMENTATION
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FULL ORCHESTRA (90+ PEOPLE NEEDED) INCLUDING CONTRABASSOON, TAM TAM, COR ANGLAIS, CLARINET IN D
CYMBAL PLAYED WITH CELLO BOW
MANY EXAMPLES OF INSTRUMENTS PLAYING AT THE UPPER EXTREME OF THEIR RANGE
6
Q
RHYTHM
A
RUBATO IN CLARINET LINE
TEMPO VARIES A LOT THROUGHOUT THE PIECE AND THE PULSE IS DISGUISED BY THE COMPLEX RHYTHMS
7
Q
TEXTURE
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WIDE VARIETY OF TEXTURE DUE TO LARGE ORCHESTRA
POLYPHONIC IN B SECTION
8
Q
DYNAMICS
A
EXTREMES OF DYNAMICS - fff to pp
REGULAR fp AND ffp
RAPID CHANGES BETWEEN DYNAMICS
