Hardyes GCSE Aos2 Schoenberg
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A quiz about Schoenberg's Peripetie
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- 1.What style of music is this piece in?
- 2.What does Peripetie mean?
- 3.What is the name for the technique where the timbre or sound of the instrument is as important as the notes it plays in the creation of a melody.
- 4.What key is this piece in?
- A.
Major
- B.
Minor
- C.
Atonal
- 5.Give one feature of Expressionist music.
- 6.Describe the dynamics in this piece.
- 7.What does Sehr Rasch mean?
- A.
Very loud
- B.
Very fast
- C.
Very slow
- 8.What does the little H (principal voice) denote on the score?
- A.
This is the main instrument in the whole piece
- B.
This is the main instrument and melody at that point in the music
- C.
This is the woodwind
- 9.What method did Schoenberg use to choose his notes in this piece?
- 10.What is the structure of this piece?
- 11.The opposite six notes of the hexachord are called the...
- A.
Competent
- B.
Composition
- C.
Compliment
- 12.What musical elements word describe the sound or tone of an instrument?
- 13.How many of each woodwind instrument did Schoenberg score this piece for?
- 14.Which of these rhythms is used in this piece? (tick all that apply)
- A.
Sextuplets
- B.
Triplets
- C.
Quavers
- 15.Which of these are true of this piece? (tick all that apply)
- A.
Atonal
- B.
Homophonic
- C.
Extreme dynamic range
- D.
Use dissonance
- E.
Use of melodies in 3rds and 6ths
- F.
Modal
- G.
Use of hexachords
- H.
Use of cross-rhythms
- 16.In which decade was this piece first composed?
- A.
1900s
- B.
1920s
- C.
1940s
- 17.This piece uses melodic fragments.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.This piece was revised in 1922 and 1949 for a smaller orchestra because it was too expensive to perform.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.A sextuplet is six notes in the space of 2.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Give the full name of the composer of Peripetie.
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