Arnold Schoenberg

What? • Understand the musical features of ‘Peripetie’. •  Know how to find features in ‘Peripetie’ and analyse it.

How?

•  Through listening with scores and finding examples of features.

•  Through a practical task. •  Through a collaborative writing task.

Why? •  In order to know features of this set work for the listening &

appraising exam.

All (Grade D/E - KNOWLEDGE)

• Will be able to name some of the musical features of ‘Peripetie’.

• Will contribute to collaborative work & answer some questions.

Most (Grade C/B -

UNDERSTANDING)

• 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.

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.

 Your homework was to listen to another piece by Schoenberg and write a brief review of it.

 Work in pairs.  Share your review with your partner (2 mins.

each).  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*)

 Compliment – the other 6 notes NOT being used as part of the chosen hexachord.

 ‘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.

 Structure – free rondo form.

 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

 Extension: try to use Klangfarbenmelodie, by making up melodic fragments and focusing on timbre/different sounds.

 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.

 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.