CH 55 Berg: Wozzeck, Act III: scene 4, Interlude, scene 5 LG 47

Orchestral interlude in D minor The final scene opens with an orchestral interlude. Which statement is true?

The music builds to a loud climax The main theme emerges in the low strings The music features lush, chromatic harmonies.

What is the vocal range of the person singing in this excerpt?

baritone

What term describes the melodic movement in this excerpt?

disjunct

The emotions of the story are conveyed through the use of __________ harmonies.

dissonant

Act III, scene 5: Children playing in front of Marie's house The melody of the children's song is

distorted

Which describes the children's singing style?

lyrical at first, then speechlike

Act III, scene 4: By the pond What is the genre of this work?

opera

The mood in the opening of Act III, Scene 5 of Berg's Wozzeck is created through the use of which instruments?

prominent flutes and celesta, pizzicato strings

Which describes the singing style heard here?

sprechstimme

Wozzeck ends (the end of Act III, Scene 5)

with Marie's child on a hobbyhorse with Marie's son singing, "Hop, hop! in a pianissimo dynamic