Drill
Click on the P row form to play it. Then click on one of the transformations to play it.
Identify the transformation as a P, I, R, or RI row form.
Transformation 1:
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Transformation 4:
Transformation 5:
-Charles Rosen
Characterize
What ic features prominently in this row?
Real Music
Webern Op.27, III is a theme and variations.
Here is the Theme:
The notes of the row forms appear in strict order (watch out for clef changes).
Notice how Webern makes use of contiguous ic 1’s from the row (e.g. B-Bb), but also articulates ic 1’s between notes that are separated in the row (e.g. Eb-D, linked by durational value; or, in m.3, F#-G, linked by a slur). So, he presents the row to us in order, but highlights ic 1’s that appear in various ways in it.
Style: ic 1’s appear frequently in Webern’s music, often, as here, in many guises (e.g. maj.7, min.9, + octaves, etc.)