Twelve tone composition (deck 17)

Question 1

12-tone writing and serialism, in general, strive to…

Answer 1

regain form of structure

Question 2

who was the primary inventor of 12-tone writing?

Answer 2

Arnold Schoenberg

Question 3

what did 12 tone composition replace the rules and conventions of functional harmony with?

Answer 3

their own strict structural requirements instating order over the chaos of atonality

Question 4

what is the fundimental concept of 12 tone composition?

Answer 4

the idea that all 12 notes are equal

Question 5

four types of alterations

Answer 5

retrograde, inversion, retrograde inversion, transposition

Question 6

what is a retrograde alteration?

Answer 6

playing the row backwards

Question 7

what is an inversion alteration

Answer 7

inverting the intervals

Question 8

what is a retrograte inversion alteration?

Answer 8

retrograde and inversion combined, playing the row backwards and inverting the intervals

Question 9

what is a transposition alteration

Answer 9

taking the entire row and shifting it up or down the same interval

Question 10

(true or false) Octave matters

Answer 10

false

Question 11

(true or false) Rhythm doesn’t matter

Answer 11

true

Question 12

(true or false) notes can’t be repeated

Answer 12

false

Question 13

(true or false) notes in the row can be played simultaneously

Answer 13

true