context
4th of Five Orchestral Pieces
composed in
1909
style
expressionist
features of expressionist music
1 intense emotion
extremes of pitch
extremes of dynamic
key
atonal
metre
3/4
2/4
4/4
structure
free rondo form
ABABA
tempo
sehr rasch
melody
short, fragmented motifs disjunct inversion rhythmic augmentation hauptstimme - most important nebenstimme
dynamics
sudden changes
extreme contrasts
harmony and tonality
dissonant harmony
hexachords
complement - other 6 notes of chromatic scale
instrumentation
large post-romantic orchestra: woodwind - piccolo, cor anglais, contrabassoon brass percussion - cymbals, tam tam strings - double bass
unusual effects
cymbals played with mallet and cello bow
double basses play tremolo close to bridge
rhythm
varied and complex
change quickly
layered patterns
texture
contrapuntal
complex - imitation and inversion
final climax - 3 canons