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Schoenberg's New World - The American Years (Hardcover)
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Schoenberg's New World - The American Years (Hardcover)
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Arnold Schoenberg was a polarizing figure in twentieth century
music, and his works and ideas have had considerable and lasting
impact on Western musical life. A refugee from Nazi Europe, he
spent an important part of his creative life in the United States
(1933-1951), where he produced a rich variety of works and
distinguished himself as an influential teacher. However, while his
European career has received much scholarly attention, surprisingly
little has been written about the genesis and context of his works
composed in America, his interactions with Americans and other
emigres, and the substantial, complex, and fascinating performance
and reception history of his music in this country.
Author Sabine Feisst illuminates Schoenberg's legacy and sheds a
corrective light on a variety of myths about his sojourn. Looking
at the first American performances of his works and the
dissemination of his ideas among American composers in the 1910s,
1920s and early 1930s, she convincingly debunks the myths
surrounding Schoenberg's alleged isolation in the US. Whereas most
previous accounts of his time in the US have portrayed him as
unwilling to adapt to American culture, this book presents a more
nuanced picture, revealing a Schoenberg who came to terms with his
various national identities in his life and work. Feisst dispels
lingering negative impressions about Schoenberg's teaching style by
focusing on his methods themselves as well as on his powerful
influence on such well-known students as John Cage, Lou Harrison,
and Dika Newlin. Schoenberg's influence is not limited to those who
followed immediately in his footsteps-a wide range of composers,
from Stravinsky adherents to experimentalists to jazz and film
composers, were equally indebted to Schoenberg, as were key figures
in music theory like Milton Babbitt and David Lewin. In sum,
Schoenberg's New World contributes to a new understanding of one of
the most important pioneers of musical modernism."
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