Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern, modern composers living in Vienna
near the turn of the 20th century, are examined in a broad artistic
context illustrating how their works grew from earlier Viennese
musical developments. Presenting a coherent analysis of a central
school of modern musical composition, the essays compare the
artists' music to that in the nonmusical arts in Vienna at the
time. A prominent musical phenomenon during the period, the Second
Viennese School of Music would exert a profound impact on European
and American composers in the decades following World War II. The
recent discoveries and critical perspectives on the composers
discussed in these essays detail new information on central aspects
of their work, including the origins of atonal composition, the
12-tone method, and the literary models that often inspired their
works. Coherent and current, this collection of essays offers
unique insight into the personalities and artistic accomplishments
of these three major figures who intoduced modernism to music.
Contributing to the continuing fascination with the modern
culture produced in Vienna and other European cities near the turn
of the century, these clear, accessible writings on the Second
Viennese School will appeal to musicians and scholars alike. Each
chapter, written by a different specialist, focuses on the artistic
milieu of these three composers, avoiding a particular hypothesis
and offering instead a broad, multifaceted discussion. This
selection of new knowledge about aspects of the composers' work
complements the valuable information also detailed about their
music.
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