The atonal music of Arnold Schoenberg, 1908-1923 /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Bryan R. Simms.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
ix, 265 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-257) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Atonality and the critical imagination -- Schoenberg's evolution toward atonality -- Settings of the poetry of Stefan George, op. 10, op. 14 and op. 15 -- Small instrumental works: op. 11, op. 16, op. 19 and three pieces for chamber orchestra -- The operas Erwartung and Die glückliche Hand -- New uses of the voice: Herzgewächse, Pierrot lunaire, and four songs, op. 22 -- On the road from earth to heaven: symphony and Die Jakobsleiter -- Composing with tones: five piano pieces, op. 23, and serenade, op. 24.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Between 1908 and 1923, Arnold Schoenberg began writing music that went against many of the accepted concepts and practices of this art. Largely following his intuition during these years, he composed some of the masterpieces of the modern repertoire--including Pierrot lunaire and Erwartung--works that have since provoked a large, though fragmented, body of critical and analytical writing. In this book, Bryan Simms combines a historical study with a close analytical reading of the music to give us a new understanding of Schoenberg's seminal work during this period. --From publisher's description.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Schoenberg, Arnold,1874-1951-- Criticism and interpretation.
Schoenberg, Arnold,1874-1951.
Schoenberg, Arnold,1874-1951-- Critique et interprétation.