Assignment 14: Pierrot Lunaire, “Nacht”
Read
Read a little (Wikipedia is a good place to start) about “Pierrot Lunaire”.
Listen and Respond
Listen to “Nacht” both with and without score. Score and text are in the “Scores” area.Go to the discussion forum and do the following by Sunday, March 17 at noon:
- Give your initial response (wide open). 1-2 paragraphs.
- List 2-3 things you would want to figure out about the piece through analysis.
Analyze
After several listenings and a study of the score: make one analytic observation about the music, with some examples and any explanation you think is necessary. Note that the bass clarinet is transposed: it sounds a major 9th lower than written in the score.