The atonal music of Arnold Schoenberg, 1908-1923 / Bryan R. Simms.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simms, Bryan R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951--Criticism and interpretation.

Schoenberg, Arnold.

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951.

Atonality.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

ix, 265 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

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 and richer understanding of Schoenberg's seminal work during this period.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index.

ISBN:

0195128265

OCLC:

41531924