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Schoenburg 'Peripetie' - Five Orchestral Pieces (INSTRUMENTATION…
Schoenburg
'Peripetie' - Five Orchestral Pieces
INSTRUMENTATION
large orchestra
of
90
players
(strings/woodwind/large brass section/percussion)
instrumentation
changes rapidly
=
contrast in timbre
performers play to
extremes of range
unusual effects
are used e.g.
cymbals played w/ cello bows
MELODY
short fragmented motifs
which are combined in different ways
melodies are
disjunct
&
angular
w/
octave displacement
motifs are
varied by techniques
e.g.
inversion
&
rhythmic augmentation
RHYTHM, METRE & TEMPO
changes between
3/4
+
2/4
+
4/4
tempo is
very quick
(Sehr Rasch)
rhythms
are
complex
,
varied
&
change quickly
some parts
have a number of
different rhythmic patterns
that are
layered
to
create
a
complex polyphonic texture
TEXTURE & DYNAMICS
mostly
polyphonic
monophonic
passage
(bars 16-17)
homophonic
passage
(bars 11-13)
complex textures
built using
imitation
&
inversion
sudden contrasts
in dynamics to
extremes of range
(from ppp to fff)
canons
are also used
TONALITY & HARMONY
atonal
(no key)
dissonant harmony
(sounds clashy)
chords/melodies
built from
hexachords
(groups of six notes)
STRUCTURE
free rondo form
(based on moods)
in
five sections
(ABACA)
PERFORMANCE MARKINGS
H1
Haupstimme
(principle part)
N1
Nebenstimme
(second most important part)
KLANGFARBENMELODIE
- splitting the melody between several instuments