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Arnold Schoenberg 1874-1951. Background / Born in Austria, but moved to U.S. in 1933 / Other than a few scattered lessons, he was mostly self taught /

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1 Arnold Schoenberg 1874-1951

2 Background / Born in Austria, but moved to U.S. in 1933 / Other than a few scattered lessons, he was mostly self taught / Learned composition by studying the works of earlier composers like Wagner and Brahms / Born in Austria, but moved to U.S. in 1933 / Other than a few scattered lessons, he was mostly self taught / Learned composition by studying the works of earlier composers like Wagner and Brahms

3 Misc. Facts/ Body of Work / Was the leader of the Second Viennese School – an influential group of composers / He composed music in order to express his emotions / Was also famous for his paintings and sketches / Wrote chamber music, orchestral pieces and even operas / Was the leader of the Second Viennese School – an influential group of composers / He composed music in order to express his emotions / Was also famous for his paintings and sketches / Wrote chamber music, orchestral pieces and even operas

4 Twelve-tone Serialism / A compositional method that uses all 12 chromatic tones, arranged in rows, to create a larger work / Original tone row / Retrograde-backwards / Inversion-inverted intervals / Retrograde Inversion-inversion row backwards / A compositional method that uses all 12 chromatic tones, arranged in rows, to create a larger work / Original tone row / Retrograde-backwards / Inversion-inverted intervals / Retrograde Inversion-inversion row backwards

5 “Der Mondfleck” - Pierrot Lunaire / Period: Modern / Country: Austria / Genre: Melodrama / Form: Poems set to chamber music (piano, flute(piccolo), clarinet(bass clarinet), violin and cello) / Period: Modern / Country: Austria / Genre: Melodrama / Form: Poems set to chamber music (piano, flute(piccolo), clarinet(bass clarinet), violin and cello)

6 “Der Mondfleck” / Pierrot is obsessed with his jacket. / Gypsum is a soft, white mineral. / Uses the sprechstimme technique - “speech singing” - strict rhythms with a loose interpretation of pitches - creates a “sing-song” feel / Serialism – see previous definition / Serialism is atonal. Atonal – music that lacks a tonal center or key signature / Pierrot is obsessed with his jacket. / Gypsum is a soft, white mineral. / Uses the sprechstimme technique - “speech singing” - strict rhythms with a loose interpretation of pitches - creates a “sing-song” feel / Serialism – see previous definition / Serialism is atonal. Atonal – music that lacks a tonal center or key signature

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