Peripetie Flashcards
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The melody can be described as angular and disjunct. What does this mean?
The melody is fragmented and contains sudden, unexpected leaps. It does not have a smooth melody line.
What is a motif?
A short melodic fragment
What is the name for the principle melody line?
Hauptstimme
What does hauptstimme refer to?
The principle melody line
What is the name for the secondary melody line?
Nebenstimme
What does nebenstimme mean?
The secondary melody line
What does Klangfarbenmelodie translate as?
Tone colour melody
Schoenberg believed that the sound of the instrument playing the melody was as important as the melody line itself. What term did he use to describe this concept?
Klangfarbenmelodie
What is the tonality of Peripetie?
Atonal
What does atonal mean?
No specific key is used
What is a hexachord?
A chord made up of 6 different notes
Schoenberg doesn’t use a particular key signature, so what does he base the harmony on?
Hexachords
What is the name for all the notes which are not part of the hexachord?
Compliment
What is the compliment?
The 6 notes which are not part of the hexachord
What family are the flute and clarinet in?
Woodwind
What family are the oboe and cor anglais in?
Woodwind
What family are the double bass and cello in?
Strings
What family are the violin and viola in?
Strings
What family are the bassoon and contrabassoon in?
Woodwind
What family are the trumpet and trombone in?
Brass
What family are the French horn and tuba in?
Brass
What family are the cymbal and tam tam in?
Percussion
What family are the xylophone and bass drum in?
Percussion
What is the texture when block chords are used?
Homophonic
