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| What style is the piece written in? |
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| What is “Klangfarbenmelodie”? |
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| The tune is shared between instruments of different timbres. Invented by Schoenberg. |
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| Expressionist music is atonal. What does atonal mean? |
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| no defined key signature/structure |
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| What kind of emotions does expressionist music express? |
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| What does ‘peripetie’ mean? |
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| When was the piece written? |
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| What does ‘Hauptstimme’ mean? |
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| What does ‘Nebenstimme’ mean? |
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| Describe the 7 motifs of the piece. |
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| They are formed from a hexachord and used either melodically or harmonically. |
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| What is the time signature of the piece? |
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| What is the tonality of the piece? |
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| Atonal- no defined key sig/structure |
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| What is the tempo of the piece? |
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| Sehr Rasch(very quick. Full of driving energy and startling contrasts. |
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Constantly changing:
A- starts f, each idea louder. then section ends quietly.
B- Overall pp-fff-pp.
A1- Calm, quiet down to pp
C- Quiet Hauptstimme(main voice) with passionate triplets
A2- Builds to full orchestra fff then fades to pp |
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Octave Displacement(patterns varying widely in pitch from one note to the next) eg. in Motif G
Instruments play at EXTREMES OF REGISTER eg cellos/basses very high, horns very low. |
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| What is the rhythm of the piece? |
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Triplets, semiquavers, demisemiquavers
Dotted notes in C section
Constantly changing, syncopated |
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| motifs are based on a combination of different hexachords. each line is a separate idea but creates accidental harmony. |
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| Polyphonic- similar instruments work together but each group interweaves independently. |
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| What are some of the musical features of the piece? |
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Detailed playing instructions:
Intrumental Techniques- muted/unmuted, tremolo, ‘stopped’ horn
Articulation-
staccato, accent marks, crescendo/diminuendo on single notes
Other Instructions-
divisi(split), G string (play high up, Tutti(all together), Bell up |
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| Describe the melody and form |
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| Seven main motifs based on hexachords used either melodically or harmonically. Each motif is played on certain instruments, eg. Motif A is played by clarinet, Motif B is played by trumpets and trombones. |
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| what is the structure of the piece? |
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Rondo form- A B A1 C A2
A1 + A2 develop A
B + C = episodes |
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| Describe the instrumentation. |
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| Uses a very large orchestra. Full range of instruments, exploring how they sound when played at extremes of their register and extremes of dynamics. The timbre is as important as melody- eg. uses a bow on the cymbals. |
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