Appendix
2.04
Experimental
listening
Webern
2
8th listening: Listen for subdivisions foc
Four sections:
0’00-0’07
0’08-0’12
0’13-0’23
0’23-0’30
New questions: Why are the sections heard as sections?
What is going on in the ticking background?
9th listening: Open listening open
Beautiful, emotive music. The agitated section is important, cannot be eliminated
10th listening: Question: What characterizes the different sound qualities? foc
Coherent versus solitary
Deep versus high
Thuds, excited sounds
11th and 12th listening: open listenings open
New task: Let the melody slide into the background
13th listening : Question: What can you hear apart from the melody? open/foc
Tic-toc deep cello, vibrating high tremolo
14th listening: open listening open
New question: What similarities, what contrasts?
Appendix 2.03 Experimental listening Webern