AoS 2: Expressionism and Schoenburg

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In which decade was this work composed?
1900s
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With which school of composers is Schoenburg commonly associated?
Second Vennese School
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Give two possible reasons why this work is not as frequently performed as Mozart's Symphony No. 40
He couldn't get anyone to perform it as it required such a large orchestra and it has quite an experimental nature
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'Peripetie' is atonal. What does this term mean?
Music that avoids keys or modes, i.e. no one pitch stands out consistently in the way that the tonic does in tonal music
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What is a contrabasson?
A large basson (sounds an octave lower than written in the score)
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'Peripetie' uses disjunct melodies. What does this mean?
A disjunct melody moves by leaps, or intervals larger than a 2nd
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Many of the ideas in this work are based on hexachords. How many notes does a hexachord contain?
Six
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Stringed instruments are sometimes asked to play 'tremolo'. What does this mean?
A musical effect that refers to a very quick and continuous repetition of a single note
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Name two percussion instruments that play in 'Peripetie'.
Cymbals and Tam-tam
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With which school of composers is Schoenburg commonly associated?

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Second Vennese School

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'Peripetie' is atonal. What does this term mean?

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