Five little pieces op.46

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The Five Little Pieces op. 46 is a work by Helmut Neumann . In his opinion, this work was designed as a simple example so that his mother, 75 years old at the time, could read it. The work is based on the sound series "a-des-fis-dis-c-as / ces-e-f-d-g-b" and there is only a slight change from piece to piece. This belongs to the 34th trope . All pieces always end with the series note with which they begin. The concluding coda is symbolized by the fact that the main part in front of it in the first, second and fourth works is always represented with repeat symbols.

Piece 1

The piece begins with the series note a. The row tone changes bar by bar within the repeat characters (bars 1–13). From bar 13 to the end (bar 17) Neumann stays on the row tone a. The tempo designation here is Moderato (80 beats per quarter tone). The sequence is as follows: a – des – fis – dis – c – as / ces – e – f – d – g – b.

Piece 2

Here the series of sounds is: c sharp – f sharp – dis – his + g sharp – a / e – f – d – g – b – h. This piece is also quick (fun and quick) to play. Heumann alternates again and again between the 3/4 time (bars 2, 1, 4, 6, 9-11) and 4/4 time (bars 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), the first bar being identical is with the penultimate. In measure three, the fourth and fifth row notes (HIS and GIS) appear together. The second piece is 11 bars long, with the first nine bars repeated. The staccato points are a special feature here.

Piece 3

The scheme is according to the pattern A – A – B – A, where the second part of A is represented by the repeat symbols. The piece is 10 bars long and the first three bars are repeated. In this piece the series is f sharp – dis – c – as – a – des / f – d + g – b – h – e and is used as follows:

  • R1 = f sharp – dis – c – as – a – des / f – d + g – b – h – e
  • R1 = f sharp – dis – c – as – a – des / f – d + g – b – h – e
  • R1 = f sharp – dis – c – as – a – des / f – d + g – b – h – e
  • R1 = f sharp – dis – c – as – a – des / f – d + g – b – h – e
  • R1 = f sharp

Each row of rotations corresponds to a section and the first row tone, which is used here at the end, has its own beat. In addition, the 8th and 9th row tones (d and g) are used together.

Piece 4

Here the sequence is: es – c – as – a + cis + fis / d – g – b – h – e – f. This piece is in 4/4 time and consists of 13 measures, with the first 12 being repeated. It is the only piece that does not contain a tempo indication. In measure two there is a row tone in each half of the measure, in measure four three consecutive tones are used and in measure five two. In bars 3, 11 and 12 do not contain a new series note. After the repeat sign, the beginning of the series note is used again in the last bar (bar 13).

Piece 5

The piece is easy to play and contains 21 bars. It contains the instruction da capo al fine , whereby when the A section is played again, the repetition is not played back. The scheme of the work is here A – A – B – B – A. This series of sounds is out of line because the 8th and 9th row notes (b and b) are swapped. In addition, the sound series consists of 13 tones in the A section and 11 tones in the B section. The first row tone is added to the series of sounds in Part A and is omitted in Part B.

  • R1 = c – g sharp – a – des – f sharp – dis / g – b * - * h – e – f = c
  • R1 = c – g sharp – a – des – f sharp – dis / g – b * - * h – e – f = c
  • R1 = as – a – cis + fis – dis // g – b * - * h – e – f + d
  • R1 = as – a – cis + fis – dis // g – b * - * h – e – f + d
  • R1 = c – g sharp – a – des – f sharp – dis / g – b * - * h – e – f = c

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helmut Neumann: Page 484
  2. ^ Helmut Neumann: Page 485-486
  3. ^ Helmut Neumann: Page 487-488
  4. ^ Helmut Neumann: Pages 488-490
  5. ↑ Helmut Neumann: Page 490-492
  6. ↑ Helmut Neumann: Pages 492–494

literature

  • Helmut Neumann: The theory of sound series composition according to Othmar Steinbauer (1895–1962) , 2 volumes, Vienna: Peter Lang. 2001

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