Author Question: Why do many of Schoenberg's early twelve-tone compositions adopt traditional musical structures? ... (Read 240 times)

joe · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Why do many of Schoenberg's early twelve-tone compositions adopt traditional musical structures?

a. He was paying homage to the great Viennese composers of the eighteenth century.
b. He felt that while tonality needed to be abandoned, traditional forms should always be retained.
c.He felt he needed to incorporate familiar musical elements because his tonal system was so new.
d. He could not think of any revolutionary approaches to form.

Question 2

How did Beethoven give an unprecedented sense of breadth in the relatively small space of the orchestra?

a. inserting an intermission between the third and fourth movements
b. adding new instruments such as piccolo and contrabassoon
c. writing a program that explains the expansive landscapes evoked in the music
d. all of the above