Schoenberg's musical imagination / Michael Cherlin.

Author/creator Cherlin, Michael
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxvi, 397 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMusic in the 20th century
Music in the twentieth century. ^A275257
Contents A passing of worlds: Gurrelieder as Schoenberg's reluctant farewell to the nineteenth century -- Dialectical opposition in Schoenberg's music and thought -- Dramatic conflict in Pelleas und Melisande -- Motive and memory in Schoenberg's First String Quartet -- Uncanny expressions of time in the music of Arnold Schoenberg -- The tone row as the source of dramatic conflict in Moses und Aron -- The String Trio: metaleptic Schoenberg.
Abstract No composer was more responsible for changes in the landscape of twentieth century music than Schoenberg, and no other composer's music inspired a commensurate quantity and quality of technical description. Yet there is still little understanding of the correlations between Schoenberg's musical thought and larger questions of cultural significance in and since his time: the formalistic descriptions of music theory do not generally engage larger questions in the history of ideas, and scholars without an understanding of the formidable musical technique are ill-equipped to understand the music. This book is intended to connect Schoenberg's music and critical writings to a larger world of ideas. While most technical studies of Schoenberg's music are limited to a single compositional period, this book traces changes in his attitudes as a composer, and their impact on his ever-changing compositional style over the course of this remarkable career.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 384-389) and indexes.
ISBN9780521851664 (hbk.)
ISBN0521851661 (hbk.)

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.S283 C44 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold