Discordant melody : Alexander Zemlinsky, his songs, and the second Viennese school / Lorraine Gorrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorrell, Lorraine.

Series:

Contributions to the study of music and dance 0193-9041 ; no. 64.

Contributions to the study of music and dance 0193-9041 ; no. 64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zemlinsky, Alexander, 1871-1942. Songs.

Zemlinsky, Alexander.

Physical Description:

xx, 299 pages : music ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Summary:

Reveals the significance of the songs of rediscovered composer Alexander Zemlinsky and presents an analysis of them in a cultural, historical, and musicological context.

Contents:

1. Fin de siecle Vienna 1

3. The Real World 27

4. Prague 37

5. Berlin 54

6. "The Gates of Hell Had Opened" 62

7. Flight 68

8. Zemlinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and Schoenberg's Circle 75

9. Zemlinsky and the Eternal Feminine, Alma Schindler 98

10. Poetry and Song: Zemlinsky and the Second Viennese School 117

11. Introduction to the Songs 136

12. Apprenticeship: Early Unpublished Songs 144

13. A Notorious Brahmin: Op. 2, Op. 5, Op. 6 153

14. A New Path: Op. 7, Op. 8, Op. 10, Unpublished Songs 170

15. Maturity: Op. 13, Unpublished Songs of 1916 190

16. Symphonic Songs 202

17. Abendlieder: Op. 22, Two Songs, Op. 27, the American Songs 214

Unpublished Songs and Fragments in the Library of Congress Collection 279

Works for Voice and Chamber Ensemble or Orchestra 281.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-278) and indexes.

ISBN:

0313323666

OCLC:

49226158