The Schenker Project - Culture, Race, and Music Theory in Fin-de-siecle Vienna (Hardcover, New)

Today we think of Heinrich Schenker, who lived in Vienna from 1884 until his death in 1935, as the most influential music theorist of the twentieth century. But he saw his theoretical writings as part of a comprehensive project for the reform of musical composition, performance, criticism, and
education-and beyond that, as addressing fundamental cultural, social, and political problems of the deeply troubled age in which he lived. This book aims to explain Schenker's project through reading his key works within a series of period contexts. These include music criticism, the field in which
Schenker first made his name; Viennese modernism, particularly the debate over architectural ornamentation; German cultural conservatism, which is the source of many of Schenker's most deeply entrenched values; and Schenker's own position as a Galician Jew who came to Vienna just as fully racialized
anti-semitism was developing there. As well as presenting an unfamiliar perspective on the cultural and political ferment of fin-de-siecle Vienna, this book reveals how deeply Schenker's theory is permeated by the social and political. It also raises issues concerning the meaning and value of music
theory, and the extent to which today's music-theoretical agenda unwittingly reflects the values and concerns of a very different world.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	August 2007
Authors:	Nicholas Cook (Prof. of Music)
Dimensions:	242 x 160 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-517056-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-517056-3
Barcode:	9780195170566

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