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Schoenberg replaced repetition with what compositional technique, as part of his commitment to nonrepetition?
Schoenberg replaced repetition with what compositional technique, as part of his commitment to nonrepetition?
- Atonality
- Serialism
- Chromatic saturation
- Developing variation (correct)
What is the primary function of a pitch-class set in atonal music?
What is the primary function of a pitch-class set in atonal music?
- To determine the tempo and rhythm
- To establish a tonal center
- To dictate the instrumentation of a piece
- To provide a framework for melodies and harmonies (correct)
How did Expressionist painters reflect the anxieties prevalent in urban life during the early 20th century?
How did Expressionist painters reflect the anxieties prevalent in urban life during the early 20th century?
- By using bright colors and optimistic scenes
- By depicting darkly distorted objects and people (correct)
- By focusing on rural landscapes instead of urban settings
- By painting idealized portraits of city dwellers
Which vocal technique did Schoenberg famously employ in his Pierrot lunaire?
Which vocal technique did Schoenberg famously employ in his Pierrot lunaire?
In twelve-tone music, what name is given to the original, untransposed form of the tone row?
In twelve-tone music, what name is given to the original, untransposed form of the tone row?
What is the term for a segment of consecutive notes extracted from a twelve-tone row?
What is the term for a segment of consecutive notes extracted from a twelve-tone row?
Which characteristic of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring contributes significantly to its sense of musical tension and unease?
Which characteristic of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring contributes significantly to its sense of musical tension and unease?
Besides collecting folk songs and classifying them, what other contribution did Bartok provide to the field of Ethnomusicology?
Besides collecting folk songs and classifying them, what other contribution did Bartok provide to the field of Ethnomusicology?
How might Bartok's collection Mikrokosmos be used as a pedagogical tool?
How might Bartok's collection Mikrokosmos be used as a pedagogical tool?
From what source did Charles Ives derive inspiration for his piano sonata, The Alcotts?
From what source did Charles Ives derive inspiration for his piano sonata, The Alcotts?
Flashcards
Schoenberg's Nonrepetition Principle
Schoenberg's Nonrepetition Principle
Instead of repeating musical ideas, Schoenberg used variation to develop his musical themes.
Pitch-Class Set
Pitch-Class Set
A set of pitches that can be transformed and manipulated to create melodies and harmonies.
Sprechstimme
Sprechstimme
A vocal technique where the singer speaks the notated pitches rather than singing them.
Prime (in 12-tone music)
Prime (in 12-tone music)
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Tetrachord (in serialism)
Tetrachord (in serialism)
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Primitivism (in music)
Primitivism (in music)
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Bartók's Study of Folk Music
Bartók's Study of Folk Music
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Irregular Meter
Irregular Meter
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Bartók as Ethnomusicologist
Bartók as Ethnomusicologist
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Mikrokosmos
Mikrokosmos
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Study Notes
- Arnold Schoenberg was deeply rooted in the German Classical tradition.
- Schoenberg's principle of nonrepetition replaces repetition with variation.
- Without tonality, Schoenberg used developing variation, integrated harmony and melody, and chromatic saturation to structure his music.
- A pitch-class set is a collection of pitches that can be manipulated to create melodies and harmonies.
- Expressionist painters aimed to depict the anxieties of urban life through darkly distorted objects or people.
- Schoenberg uses Sprechstimme, a vocal technique, in his Pierrot lunaire.
- The original form of the row in twelve-tone music is known as the prime.
- A tetrachord is a series of four consecutive notes from a row.
- Anton Webern studied with Arnold Schoenberg.
- In Act III, Scene 2 of Berg's Wozzeck, the note B underpins the entire scene as a fixed idea.
- Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring exhibits primitivism.
- Stravinsky created tension in The Rite of Spring by layering streams of music.
- After Schoenberg's death, Stravinsky transitioned to writing neoclassical music.
- Bartók learned about folk music by collecting and publishing it himself.
- Irregular meter is a stylistic trait of Bulgarian music that Bartók incorporated into some compositions.
- Stravinsky's Petrushka is from his Russian period.
- Bartók studied and collected peasant songs by traveling and recording with a phonograph, establishing him as an early Ethnomusicologist.
- Bartók's Mikrokosmos comprises 150 graded pieces that build on each other in technical and reading comprehension.
- Charles Ives was frequently inspired by New England writers, as demonstrated by "The Alcotts" movement in his piano sonata.
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