Chapter 52 - Listening Guide Quiz 44: Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire, Part III, No. 18, The Moonfleck

Put the excerpts in the correct order in which they appear in Schoenberg's The Moonfleck from Pierrot lunaire.

1. Pierre strolls about 2. Something strikes him 3. He rubs and rubs

Which best describes the vocal style heard here?

Sprechstimme

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in Schoenberg's The Moonfleck from Pierrot lunaire.

Tempo - very fast Harmony - dissonant Text - German Vocal technique - Sprechstimme

What is the relationship between these two excerpts from The Moonfleck from Pierrot lunaire?

They both contain the same text.

The text heard in this excerpt appears more than once in Schoenberg's The Moonfleck from Pierrot lunaire.

True

Which specific structural component does this song employ?

a refrain

Which best describes the music in this excerpt?

dissonant and unstable

Which best describes the texture of this excerpt?

polyphonic

Which best describes the relationship between the vocal and instrumental parts?

several complex melodies played simultaneously

Which best describes the music in this excerpt?

solo voice and chamber ensemble

Which best describes the vocal style heard in this excerpt from Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire?

sppechlike and disjunct