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    Example B. Alban Berg, “Warm die Lüfte” Op. 2, No. 4, mm. 20-25

    The circled harmonies (a and b) in Example B (above) are best described respectively
    as:

    a. functional tonal sonorities
    d. mixed quartal chord and polytriad
    b. split-note chord and perfect quartal chord e. cluster and French augmented-6th chord
    c. added note chord and quintal chord
    Mixed Quartal Chord and Polytriad

    For further study of twentieth-century compositional techniques, see:

    Kostka, Stephan and Dorothy Payne. Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music. 5th edition. McGraw-Hill, 2004. (Specifically Chapter 28)

    For more in-depth and complete coverage of twentieth-century compositional techniques, see the following resources:

    Kostka, Stephan. Materials and Techniques of Twentieth-Century Music. 2nd edition.
    Prentice Hall, 1990.

    Straus, Joseph N. Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory. 3rd edition. Pearson Prentice
    Hall, 2005.