Peripetie 1
Questions
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What is strange about what the cellos and double basses have to play in bar 2?
What unusual effects do you notice in the trombones in bar 2?
What interesting instruction do you find in bar 34?
What about bar 62?
Comment on the dynamics in bar 64.
Hexachords
1. Bar 2: Write down all of the pitches used on the first chord. Cross out any duplicates. How many are you left
with?
2. Bar 6: Do the same with the woodwind parts.
More Questions
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In which country was expressionist music invented?
Name two features of expressionism found in Peripetie and give a bar number where they can be found.
What is the quietest dynamic used in the piece, and where does it happen?
Give an example of an unusual instrumental effect used in Peripetie.
Is the bassoon part in bar 8 conjunct or disjunct?
Is the clarinet part in bar 10-13 conjunct or disjunct?
7. Write down the notes in the hexachord used in the last bar (NB horns in , double basses in ).
8. Work out the complement of this hexachord.
Peripetie 1
Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is strange about what the cellos and double basses have to play in bar 2?
What unusual effects do you notice in the trombones in bar 2?
What interesting instruction do you find in bar 34?
What about bar 62?
Comment on the dynamics in bar 64.
Hexachords
1. Bar 2: Write down all of the pitches used on the first chord. Cross out any duplicates. How many are you left
with?
2. Bar 6: Do the same with the woodwind parts.
More Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
In which country was expressionist music invented?
Name two features of expressionism found in Peripetie and give a bar number where they can be found.
What is the quietest dynamic used in the piece, and where does it happen?
Give an example of an unusual instrumental effect used in Peripetie.
Is the bassoon part in bar 8 conjunct or disjunct?
Is the clarinet part in bar 10-13 conjunct or disjunct?
7. Write down the notes in the hexachord used in the last bar (NB horns in , double basses in ).
8. Work out the complement of this hexachord.