Berg / Bryan R. Simms and Charlotte Erwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simms, Bryan R., author.

Erwin, Charlotte Elizabeth, 1948- author.

Series:

Master musicians series.

Oxford scholarship online.

Master musicians series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Composers--Austria--Biography.

Composers.

Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.

Berg, Alban.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (529 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Alban Berg (1885-1935), a student of Arnold Schoenberg and one of the most prominent composers of the Second Viennese School, is counted among the pioneers of twelve-tone serialism. This new life-and-works study from Bryan R. Simms and Charlotte Erwin delivers a fresh perspective formed from comprehensive study of primary sources that reveal the forces that shaped Berg's personality, career, and artistic outlook. Berg is an accessible and all-encompassing resource for all readers who wish to learn about the life and music of this composer, one of the great figures in modern music.

Contents:

Introduction. Music in the Twilight of the Habsburg Empire

Two Viennese Families : The Bergs and Nahowskis

Berg's Musical Apprenticeship, 1899-1911

A Struggle for Recognition, 1911-1915

The War and Its Aftermath, 1915-1922

Wozzeck

International Acclaim, 1923-1925

Secret Programs with Twelve Tones, 1925-1927

The Celebrated Composer, 1928-1934

Lulu

Berg's Final Year, 1935

Helene Berg and the Management of Berg's Legacy, 1936-1976

Epilogue. Berg the Outsider.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 11, 2021).

Also issued in print: 2021.

ISBN:

0-19-093147-7

0-19-093145-0

0-19-093146-9