Throughout the timeline of Music, There has been many different genres and styles created by Musicians, throughout this timeline we received the 20th Century genre of Impressionism. The genre focuses on conveying emotions and moods behind a pacific event or a reflection on how the composer is feeling, an example of Impressionism genre that gives the audience the feel of emotion is Krzytof Penderecki’s Impressionism piece Thernody for the Victims of Hiroshima, which he has transformed the feelings and emotions from the world as well as those who were involved in the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima, into a music of piece that all audiences are able to connect emotionally too. Krzysztof Penderecki is a successful polish conductor and composer who
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The piece holds no continues for steady rhythm for the duration but has elements that audiences are able to grab onto. Throughout the entire piece syncopation is put in use as there is a variety of unexpected rhythms which sometimes make the piece seem off key, an example of this is given at time length 3 Min 14 sec (refer to appendix Seven). There is a sense of rhythmically irregular Vibrato where musicians are playing different notes from their instruments creating Varies different sounds of pitch (refer to appendix seven – time 5 min 57 sec). Penderecki is able to fit Thernody for the Victims of Hiroshima into the 20th century genre of impressionism by using the techniques of syncopation to create an off key feeling for the piece and a rhythm that is unseen in any other time …show more content…
Pederick’s interest with timbre is evident throughout the entire piece of the threnody to the victims of Hiroshima, as Timbre is used to be one of the main forces Penderecki used to convey the dramatic tension behind the song. In this Threnody piece, a clear use of sounds become evident from the strings. The first display of numerus timbre effects is at the beginning of the composition where the instruments can be heard using the percussive soundboard effect. When looking at the score, Most of the Timbre effects are presented in the symbol graphics. The use of the percussive soundboard effect, bowing of the instruments on the tailpiece, bridge and the irregular bow changes may be hard to find each individual technique as Penderecki has each instrument split into four groups with their own notes to be played, creating texture at their own time of play. Penderecki has achieved to create a composition that works with mass cluster sounds. As each instrument play their segment of the piece as fast as possible to continue on with the texture of the piece even when a new group joins. Later in the piece there is a gain of intensensity where the entire orchestra joins and the texture that was smeared becomes clearer and distinct. The piece is performed by 52 string instruments who all play independently in their designated groups, to create the texture of sound clusters heard throughout the
The piece holds no continues for steady rhythm for the duration but has elements that audiences are able to grab onto. Throughout the entire piece syncopation is put in use as there is a variety of unexpected rhythms which sometimes make the piece seem off key, an example of this is given at time length 3 Min 14 sec (refer to appendix Seven). There is a sense of rhythmically irregular Vibrato where musicians are playing different notes from their instruments creating Varies different sounds of pitch (refer to appendix seven – time 5 min 57 sec). Penderecki is able to fit Thernody for the Victims of Hiroshima into the 20th century genre of impressionism by using the techniques of syncopation to create an off key feeling for the piece and a rhythm that is unseen in any other time …show more content…
Pederick’s interest with timbre is evident throughout the entire piece of the threnody to the victims of Hiroshima, as Timbre is used to be one of the main forces Penderecki used to convey the dramatic tension behind the song. In this Threnody piece, a clear use of sounds become evident from the strings. The first display of numerus timbre effects is at the beginning of the composition where the instruments can be heard using the percussive soundboard effect. When looking at the score, Most of the Timbre effects are presented in the symbol graphics. The use of the percussive soundboard effect, bowing of the instruments on the tailpiece, bridge and the irregular bow changes may be hard to find each individual technique as Penderecki has each instrument split into four groups with their own notes to be played, creating texture at their own time of play. Penderecki has achieved to create a composition that works with mass cluster sounds. As each instrument play their segment of the piece as fast as possible to continue on with the texture of the piece even when a new group joins. Later in the piece there is a gain of intensensity where the entire orchestra joins and the texture that was smeared becomes clearer and distinct. The piece is performed by 52 string instruments who all play independently in their designated groups, to create the texture of sound clusters heard throughout the