Webern- Quartet Op. 22: movement I Flashcards
Give an example of how Webern uses Klangfarbenmelodie in Quartet Op. 22: movement I.
The restatement of the original prime at b28.
Give an example of how the note-rows in Quartet Op. 22: movement I are difficult to follow due to the way Webern splits the notes between the instruments.
The prime order in the opening bars passes from the violin, to the left hand of the piano, to the violin, to the clarinet and finishes back in the left-hand piano part.
A wide range of performance techniques are used in Quartet Op. 22: movement I. What are they, and what instrument are they for?
Pizzicato/Arco (violin), Mute on and off (Violin), Rapid contrasts of articulation and dynamics (all instruments), spread chords in both directions (piano).
What part does rests play in Quartet Op. 22: movement I?
Rests contribute to the rhythmically dislocated effect.
Why is pulse difficult to detect in Quartet Op. 22: movement I?
Because of ‘pointillist’ instrumentation and apparently random placing of material within the bars.
What does it mean harmonically that vertical structures in Quartet Op. 22: movement I frequently consist of no more than two notes?
There is often little or even no harmony.
Quartet Op. 22: movement I is an example of serialism. What is this?
Serialism was a compositional technique associated with the Second Viennese School, in particular Schoenberg and Berg as well as Webern.
Sometimes two notes of the same row are sounded on the piano to create a chord in Quartet Op. 22. 1st Movement. What is this process called?
Verticalisation.
Where do the most notable exceptions from the main rhythmic cells occur in Quartet Op. 22: movement I?
In the saxophone part in 6-10 and 12-13 (4 semiquavers)
Describe the restatement of the prime order at b28-32.
28: clarinet C#-E. 29-30: violin F-D; clarinet D#-B. 30-31: tenor sax Bb-A-G. 32: violin F#-C-G.
What is the metre of Quartet Op. 22: movement I?
The movement is mainly in 3/8 with frequent changes to 4/8 and 5/8
Give an example of retrograde-inversion in Quartet Op. 22: movement I.
The saxophone part, bar 24.
In Quartet Op. 22: movement I, though not often, there are some three -and four- note chords. Give examples.
Bar 11, semiquaver 4, Bar 12, semiquaver 2
Quartet Op. 22: movement I is built almost entirely on three rhythmic cells. What are they?
How can the texture of Quartet Op. 22: movement I be described?
Contrapuntal with mirror canons.
When does Quartet Op. 22: movement I date from?
1930
Webern’s music tends toward compression; what is this?
Short, concentrated works.
Describe the traditional harmonic devices, or lack thereof, in Quartet Op. 22: movement I.
There is a total absence of conventional harmonic procedures such as cadences.
Describe the harmony of Quartet Op. 22: movement.
The music is dissonant, with no preparation or resolution.
The prime order is used throughout Quartet Op. 22: movement I, sometimes in inversion, retrograde, retrograde-inversion or transposed form. What is retrograde-inversion?
When the intervals are presented both upside down and running backwards
In Quartet Op. 22: movement I, octave displacements are common. Give a comparison.
The saxophone melody at bars 6-10 compared with its recapitulation at bar 28.
From bar 24 to the end of Quartet Op. 22: movement I, what is the metre?
The metre from bar 24 to the end is 3/8
What was Quartet Op. 22: movement I intended for?
It was intended for concert performance by professional musicians.
The prime order is used throughout Quartet Op. 22: movement I, sometimes in inversion, retrograde, retrograde-inversion or transposed form. What is transposed form?
Beginning on any note
