Arnold Schoenberg
What?
How?
Why?
•  Understand the musical features of ‘Peripetie’.
•  Know how to find features in ‘Peripetie’ and analyse it.
•  Through listening with scores and finding examples of
features.
•  Through a practical task.
•  Through a collaborative writing task.
•  In order to know features of this set work for the listening &
appraising exam.
All
(Grade D/E KNOWLEDGE)
Most
(Grade C/B -
•  Will be able to name some of the musical features of
‘Peripetie’.
•  Will contribute to collaborative work & answer some
questions.
•  Will be able to explain some features of ‘Peripetie’ and use
some in a practical task.
•  Will answer a range of questions and contribute to paragraphs
written in some way.
UNDERSTANDING)
Some
(Grade A/A* ANALYSIS)
•  Will be able to analyse the music and give specific examples
of where things happen in the piece using the score.
•  Will show comprehensive knowledge of ‘Peripetie’ in the
practical task and the paragraphs they construct.
ž  Your
homework was to listen to another
piece by Schoenberg and write a brief review
of it.
ž  Work in pairs.
ž  Share your review with your partner (2 mins.
each).
ž  Be ready to share your key points with the
class.
1.  Atonal music. How do you know?
2.  A hexachord.
3.  A melodic fragment.
4.  A tempo marking meaning ‘somewhat calmer’?
5.  A symbol that tells you where the principal theme is
(‘Haupstimme’).
6.  A change of time signature/metre.
7.  An instrumental instruction.
Can I define some of the musical features used in ‘Peripetie’?
(Knowledge – Grade D/E)
Can I explain the context of ‘Peripetie’ and the Expressionist
movement?
(Understanding – Grade B/C)
Can I analyse the music and give examples of where specific
musical features are used?
(Analysis – Grade A/A*)
ž  Compliment
– the other 6 notes NOT being
used as part of the chosen hexachord.
ž  ‘Klangfarbenmelodie’ – the German word for
‘tone colour melody’. This refers to the
importance of timbre in Expressionist music
and is the word used to describe melodic
fragments passed around different
instruments.
ž  Structure – free rondo form.
ž  In
pairs, make up a short piece using the
basic hexachord from ‘Peripetie’:
C-Bb-E-F-C#-A
and the compliment of this hexachord (what
is this made up of?):
D-D#-F#-G-G#-B
ž  Extension: try to use Klangfarbenmelodie, by
making up melodic fragments and focusing
on timbre/different sounds.
ž  Work
in groups of 3 or 4. Together, come up with
a paragraph on the heading (from those below)
that your teacher gives you. You can use the
textbook for help.
ž  Write your paragraph on paper.
Melody
¡  Rhythm, tempo & metre
¡  Tonality & harmony
¡  Structure
¡  Instrumentation & timbre
Next, share your paragraph with another group and ask
them to edit it/make alterations.
Finally, stick your paragraph onto the sugar paper.
¡