Peripetie section A Bars 1-18

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What is the tempo marking? [2]
Sehr Rasch
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What rhythm does the opening contain? [3]
Triplets and sextuplet bursts
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What does the piece begin with? [1]
A bang
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After the bursts it feels like the tempo... [1]
Slows down
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What does etwas ruhiger mean? [1]
Slightly Calmer
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How long is the full orchestras appearance? [1]
Short
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Which family dominates the texture until bar 8? [1]
Brass
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Who takes over the texture at bar 8? [1]
Woodwind
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How do the instruments drop in and out? [2]
Homophonic bursts
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When the texture thins, what instrument is left playing? [2]
Solo clarinet
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What do the opening bars use of the instruments? [1]
Full pitch range
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What does atonal mean? [1]
No sense of key
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What is the piece built on? [1]
Hexachords
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What are the dynamic markings in bar 5? [3]
fff with a diminuendo to ppp
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What dynamic does the horn motif reach? [1]
Fortissimo
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In bar 10, how does the clarinet create tension? [2]
Harsh interval leaps
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The piece gets louder when there are more... [1]
Bursts
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What do trombones and trumpets use to create a different sound? [1]
Mutes
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How and why did Schoenberg use mutes? [1]
For a different sound quality and he used extreme dynamics to create an effect
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What do the clarinets and flutes begin with? [2]
2 hexachords
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What rhythm does the opening contain? [3]

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What does the piece begin with? [1]

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After the bursts it feels like the tempo... [1]

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What does etwas ruhiger mean? [1]

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