Without caution, lights went dark, a spot light shone at the center of the huge red curtain that swayed above the stage. It was the moment I have been waiting for, listening live to one of the greatest musical piece ever composed in this fin de siècle period, Pierrot Lunaire. My adrenaline sparked through the roof. The time had finally come for me to encounter a creation by a legendary and revolutionary musical composer, Arnold Schoenberg. The seats were filled with audiences from different ages, with women dressed exceptionally stunning and men dressed in clean and charming suits. Claps of the hands filled the air as the room went dark, excitement overwhelmed me, yet my mind was ready to listen to the musical piece actively. Having read the
…show more content…
A woman stood in the middle of the stage, preparing to mesmerize the audiences through her vocal voice. She opened her mouth, and told the story of ‘Drunk with Moonlight’ with a surprising fluctuating notes and pitches, awakening everyone to their most sober state. The speech melody was done beautifully by inflicting expressions and extreme registers to the lyrics. There were sudden increases in volume of both instruments being played and vocal part, but the performance has kept me in awe to the creativity and bravery Schoenberg had shown through the extreme pitches. The level of sound was monumental, as the music roars through the concert hall. The texture of this first movement started soft and smooth before turning into a rougher one nearing the end of the movement. Nevertheless, seeing the instruments being used, namely piano, flute, violins, cello, and later, the movement was composed to perfection. From the first movement, I knew that Pierrot Lunaire would be a difficult cycle of songs to be analyzed, but its distinctive characteristics of no repetition has led it to be one of the most expressionist cycle of songs I have ever
A woman stood in the middle of the stage, preparing to mesmerize the audiences through her vocal voice. She opened her mouth, and told the story of ‘Drunk with Moonlight’ with a surprising fluctuating notes and pitches, awakening everyone to their most sober state. The speech melody was done beautifully by inflicting expressions and extreme registers to the lyrics. There were sudden increases in volume of both instruments being played and vocal part, but the performance has kept me in awe to the creativity and bravery Schoenberg had shown through the extreme pitches. The level of sound was monumental, as the music roars through the concert hall. The texture of this first movement started soft and smooth before turning into a rougher one nearing the end of the movement. Nevertheless, seeing the instruments being used, namely piano, flute, violins, cello, and later, the movement was composed to perfection. From the first movement, I knew that Pierrot Lunaire would be a difficult cycle of songs to be analyzed, but its distinctive characteristics of no repetition has led it to be one of the most expressionist cycle of songs I have ever