Webern

Question 1

What is the structure?

Answer 1

Sonata form

• introduction
• exposition
• developmental section
• link
• recapitulation
• coda

Question 2

What is the tonality?

Answer 2

• non functional
• atonal
• Tone row

Question 3

What is the texture?

Answer 3

• sparse texture
• rests prevent more than 4 parts playing together bar 22
• verges on monophonic
• bar 5 two parts play together
• polyphonic/contrapuntal
• canon
• pointillism/klangfarben melody

Question 4

What is the harmony?

Answer 4

• no harmony notes often occur singularly
• dissonant
• 1st chord second bar clashing major second interval
• verticalisation (notes from the same row sounded simultaneously)
• no conventional harmonic progressions

Question 5

What is the melody?

Answer 5

• tone row
• 5 semitones interval
• wide angular leaps bar 22 violin
• fragmentary
• klangfarben melodie
• pointillism

Question 6

What is the Rhythm and metre?

Answer 6

• 3/8 > 5/8 > 4/8 > 3/8
• sehr massig > calando (frequent uses of ritardando)
• 3 X reoccurring rhythmic groups
• fragmentary