Webern String Quartet 0.0 / 5 ? MusicDeveloping Musical UnderstandingA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: mirrormirrorthudCreated on: 17-06-14 19:55 Melody Wide angular intervals Fragmented melody lines Interval of tritone between 10th and 11th notes of series 1 of 7 Rhythm and Metre Rhythm is enhanced by tenuto and staccato markings Frequent rests add to fragmented sound Sounds more continuous as it reaches the climax (bar 20) 2 of 7 T. For Texture Mostly polyphonic due to the 5 part but is often monophonic Thin at the climax even though all 5 parts play Usually rests prevent more than 3 parts playing at the same time 3 of 7 Structure Surprisingly the piece is in sonata form, Webern makes efforts to combine classical with serialism Intro - bar 1-5 using mirror canon Exposition-6-15 uses the prime row and repeats it to establish Development - 16-23 includes the climax at bar 22 leading to the retrograde inversion of the prime row Link: 24-27 Recapitulation is bar 29-39, notes move around parts Coda is 39-43, a reverse of the introduction 4 of 7 Harmony Notes occur individually so mostly no harmony Two or more notes occuring together are usually a dissonance Non functional harmony 5 of 7 Instruments Uses a quartet of violin, clarinet, saxophone and piano Does this to have the widest range over the smallest number of players Range is high, violin plays a top c in bar 22 6 of 7 Tonality Atonal and serial Each 4 versions can be transposed up or down by 11 semitones, giving rise to 48 different versions of the row 7 of 7
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