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Arnold Schoenberg

Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, for narrator, piano, and strings, op. 41

Op. 41 Composed 1941 Stage

In music, the "Ode-to-Napoleon" hexachord (also magic hexachord, hexatonic collection, or hexatonic set class) is the hexachord named after its use in the twelve-tone piece Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte Op. 41 (1942) by Arnold Schoenberg (setting a text by Byron). Containing the pitch classes 014589 (C, D♭, E, F, G♯, A), it is given Forte number 6–20 in Allen Forte's taxonomic system. The primary form of the tone row used in the Ode allows the triads of G minor, E♭ minor, and B minor to easily appear.

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