Peripetie 1.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? MusicSchoenbergGCSEAQA Created by: AdelaideCreated on: 16-04-13 17:41 Peripetie - In which decade was this work composed? 1900s (1909) 1 of 17 Peripetie - Name the metres in the piece Changes between 3/4 2/4 and 4/4 2 of 17 Peripetie - What is the tempo of the piece? Sehr Rasch (very quick) 3 of 17 Peripetie - What is the instrumentation? Large orchestra (strings, woodwind, brass, percussion) 4 of 17 Peripetie - State something unusual about the instrumentation Performers required to play at extremes of range (very high or very low), unusual effects (e.g. cymbals played with cello bow) 5 of 17 Peripetie - Name some unfamiliar instruments in this orchestra and what they are Piccolo (small flute), contrabassoon (large bassoon), tam-tam (gong) 6 of 17 Peripetie - What does Haupstimme, principal voice (most important part) 7 of 17 Peripetie - What does Nebenstimme, secondary voice (2nd most important part) 8 of 17 Peripetie - Describe some features of the melody Short motifs combined, disjunct (with large leaps), angular, octave displacement 9 of 17 Peripetie - What is octave displacement? Unexpectedly moving individual notes of the main melody into a different octave 10 of 17 Peripetie - Describe some techniques used in the melody and what they are Inversion: melody turned upside down, Rhythmic augmentation: notes become twice as long 11 of 17 Peripetie - How are chords and melodies built in the piece? From hexachords (group of six notes) 12 of 17 Peripetie - Describe the tonality and harmony Atonal (no key), dissonant harmony 13 of 17 Peripetie - What is the texture of the piece? Contrapuntal (occasional monophonic and homophonic) 14 of 17 Peripetie - Describe the dynamics Frequent sudden changes leading to extreme contrasts 15 of 17 Peripetie - Name some techniques used to develop the texture Imitation, inversion, canon 16 of 17 Peripetie - What is the structure of the piece? Free rondo with 5 sections (ABACA) 17 of 17
Peripetie by Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951). Composed in 1909. Expressionist music. 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating
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