Teaching new classicality : Ferruccio Busoni's master class in composition / Tamara Levitz.
| Author/creator | Levitz, Tamara, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Frankfurt am Main ; New York : P. Lang, ©1996. |
| Description | 336 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
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| Series | European university studies. Series XXXVI, Musicology, 0721-3611 ; vol. 152 = Europäisch Hochschulschriften. Reihe XXXVI, Musikwissenschaft, Muscicologie ; Bd. 152 = Publications universitaires européennes. Série XXXVI, Musicologie ; vol. 152 Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe XXXVI, Musikwissenschaft ; Bd. 152. ^A204832 |
| Contents | Introduction -- From Zurich to Berlin. Berlin 1918-1920 ; Zurich 1918-1920 -- Busoni returns to Berlin. Musical life in Berlin around 1920 ; Busoni's place in Berlin's musical life ; New classicality -- Selecting a master class. Busoni's selection criteria ; Selected students ; A divisive factor among the new students: tuition -- Introduction to new classicality: the master class, 1 July to 31 December 1921. Setting for the master class ; Busoni's role ; An aesthetic approach to composition ; Ethical responsibility of the artist ; Discussions ; Classical models ; Preparation for classicality: fugue ; Performing composers: classical performance ; Living classical works: transcription ; Classical orchestration ; The classical goal: opera ; Puppet theater: Arlecchino and Turandot ; The fantastic, grotesque, and exotic ; Musical parody ; Introduction to setting texts: Lieder ; The end of the first master class: professional crisis ; Personal crisis -- Disruption of the program of new classicality: the master class, 22 June to 31 December 1922. New students: intensified conflict ; Student rivalries ; Piano performance ; Free composition ; Universal polyphony ; Obstruction of the project of classical opera ; Staging opera: the visual representation of music ; September 1922: fatal illness ; Isolation and opposition ; Class concert: 7 December 1922 ; Von der Einheit der Musik: the end of the second master class -- Illness and isolation: the master class, January to October 1923. New students ; Crisis ; Escape to an occult world: "Die grausige Geschichte vom Munzjuden Lippold" ; The essence of composition ; Italianita ; The ivory tower of classicality ; Opposing allegiances: Kurt Weill's lessons with Philipp Jarnach ; A last revelation: Bauhaus ; Busoni's convalescence: Paris, November 1923 -- The final months. The graduates ; The invalid and his entourage ; New discoveries ; The dream of opera ; Busoni's death. |
| Abstract | Ferruccio Busoni's master class in composition in Berlin from 1921 to 1924 has long been a neglected aspect of Busoni research. This study fills that lacuna by reconstructing the master class and Busoni's teachings of New Classicality on the basis of extensive archival research. Unpublished correspondence, writings, musical manuscripts, governmental records, and diaries, as well as the stories told by surviving students served as primary sources in establishing the cultural, political, and economic context of the master class, examining its educational content, and evaluating Busoni's relationships with and possible influence on students such as Kurt Weill and Wladimir Vogel. The resulting story offers new light on a vital aspect of cultural life in Berlin during the early Weimar Republic. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-336). |
| LCCN | 96138084 |
| ISBN | 3631492308 |
| ISBN | 0820429619 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.B98 L38 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |