Peripetie’ from Five Orchestral Pieces, by Schoenberg

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Created by: Gina.Rosser
Created on: 12-04-13 10:43

Pitch

Full pitch range of all the instruments (prominent feature of atonal music); klangfarbenmelodie~tone-colour melody.

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Dynamics

Extreme dynamics (changes very quickly which gives a feeling of chaos and restlessness.

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Harmonies

Has hexachords (A, Bflat, C, C#, E, F) and compliments (B, D, Eflat, F#, G, G#) which is a key feature in this era. Has recognizable chords and harmonies but combined in original ways.

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Tempo

Sehr rasch (very quickly) which creates a rushed and chaotic feeling

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Timbre

Extensive use of the instruments’ timbre to give the piece it’s chaotic character (messy; distorted)

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Texture

Completely polyphonic; difficult to distinguish main melody from accompaniment.

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Structure

Rondo form (ABACA), but the A sections are so developed that they hardly become recognizable (not like classical era’s rondo)

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Keys and modulation

Atonal (use of serialism helps the atonality because all the 12 notes have to be used)

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Melodic features

Piece is quite short because if it was longer, some sort of key would’ve to be used.

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Instruments

1 piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 1 cor anglais in F, 1 clarinet in D, 3 clarinets in Bflat, 1 bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 6 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 xylophone, 1 cymbals, 1 tam tam, 1 bass drum, violin1, violin2, viola,

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Peripetie’ from Five Orchestral Pieces, by Schoenberg